King Lear (1608)

Author
William Shakespeare
Author
Nahum Tate (1681)
Author
George Colman, the elder (1768)
Author
David Garrick (1756)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£31,384 15s £15,130 10s 6d (48.2%) £16,254 4s 6d (51.8%)
1732 - 1809
£31,384 15s - (100%) £15,130 10s 6d (48.2%) £16,254 4s 6d (51.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
258 133 125
1732 - 1809
258 133 125
Notes
Nahum Tate's 1681 infamous 'happy ending' adaptation dominated this period. David Garrick (1756) and George Colman (1768) introduced later adaptations closer to the original Shakespeare version..
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
20 Apr 1744 Drury Lane King Lear, The Amorous Goddess No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 May 1744 Drury Lane King Lear, The Amorous Goddess Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1744 Drury Lane The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters, Columbine Courtezan No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Dec 1744 Drury Lane King Lear, Harlequin Shipwrecked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Dec 1744 Covent Garden King Lear And His Three Daughters Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1745 Drury Lane King Lear, Temple of Dulness No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1745 Drury Lane King Lear, The Anatomist Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jun 1746 Covent Garden The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Oct 1746 Covent Garden The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £190 6s N/A N/A
04 Dec 1746 Covent Garden King Lear No Yes No £137 17s 6d 71% N/A
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