Richard III (1592)

Author
William Shakespeare
Author
Colley Cibber (1699)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
History
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
£65,845 10s 6d £36,571 13s 11d (55.5%) £29,273 16s 7d (44.5%)
1732 - 1809
£65,845 10s 6d - (100%) £36,571 13s 11d (55.5%) £29,273 16s 7d (44.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
476 252 224
1732 - 1809
476 252 224
Notes
1592-94
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
26 May 1778 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Bon Ton, Minuet de la Cour No No Yes £288 13s 100% N/A
05 Oct 1778 Covent Garden Annette And Lubin, King Richard the Third, Polly Honeycombe No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Oct 1778 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Camp No No No £224 6s 6d N/A N/A
23 Nov 1778 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Camp No No No £153 17s 6d N/A N/A
07 Dec 1778 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Medley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Jan 1779 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £209 9s N/A N/A
18 May 1779 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Mayor of Garratt No No Yes £253 8s N/A N/A
25 Sep 1779 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £158 6d 100% N/A
01 Nov 1779 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, Plymouth In An Uproar No No No £124 8s 6d 35% N/A
06 Dec 1779 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Mirror No No No £187 15s N/A N/A
10 Jan 1780 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, Harlequin Every where No No No £195 2s 48% N/A
10 Apr 1780 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Critic No No No £195 3s 45% N/A
12 May 1780 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Fortunatus, A Jump through a Tub of Fire No No Yes £273 2s 48% N/A
09 Oct 1780 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Norwood Gypsies, The Humours of Leixlip No No No £188 14s 100% N/A
23 Oct 1780 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Camp No No No £110 7s 34% N/A
26 Dec 1780 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Humours of an Election No No No £146 7s 6d 41% N/A
08 Mar 1781 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Critic No No No £162 3s 6d 41% N/A
18 May 1781 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Deserter, The Butterfly No No Yes £180 4s 6d 50% N/A
18 Sep 1781 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Apprentice No No No £130 100% N/A
07 Jan 1782 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Choice of Harlequin No No No £208 19s 55% N/A
14 Oct 1782 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Choice of Harlequin No No No £241 19s 65% N/A
16 Dec 1782 Covent Garden Richard III, Lord Mayor's Day No No No £165 18s 65% N/A
10 Mar 1783 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Triumph of Mirth No No No £148 15s 6d 41% N/A
23 Sep 1783 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Robinson Crusoe or Harlequin Friday No No No £209 19s 6d 100% N/A
13 Oct 1783 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Rival Knights, Rosina No No No £189 14s 6d 50% N/A
03 Nov 1783 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Choice of Harlequin No No No £165 37% N/A
06 Nov 1783 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Thomas and Sally, Treble Hornpipe No No No £130 6d 40% N/A
10 Nov 1783 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Fortunatus No No No £210 7s 6d 51% N/A
15 Dec 1783 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Fotunatus No No No £118 13s 6d 37% N/A
29 Dec 1783 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, Friar Bacon No No No £226 1s 67% N/A
12 Jan 1784 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, Harlequin Junior No No No £240 7s 61% N/A
11 Oct 1784 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, Harlequin Rambler No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Nov 1784 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Spanish Rivals No No No £80 10s 6d N/A N/A
12 Jan 1785 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Jan 1785 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Sep 1785 Covent Garden King Richard III, Rosina No No No £188 17s 6d 100% N/A
07 Nov 1785 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Caldron, The Provencalle No No No £91 15s 27% N/A
05 Dec 1785 Covent Garden King Richard III, Poor Vulcan No No No £147 1s 6d 36% N/A
20 Sep 1786 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £172 17s 100% N/A
10 Dec 1787 Drury Lane King Richard III, Comus No No No £145 8s 6d 42% N/A
17 Dec 1787 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Deserter No No No £128 17s 6d 46% N/A
16 Jan 1788 Drury Lane King Richard III, Harlequin Junior No No No £189 6d 36% N/A
18 Feb 1788 Drury Lane King Richard III, Harlequin Junior No No No £158 15s 44% N/A
17 Apr 1788 Drury Lane King Richard III, Harlequin Junior No No No £112 7s 6d 36% N/A
14 Oct 1788 Drury Lane King Richard III, Selima and Azor No No No £201 12s 100% N/A
10 Nov 1788 Drury Lane King Richard III, Harlequin Junior or The Magic Cestus No No No £173 16s 38% N/A
29 Dec 1788 Drury Lane King Richard III, Robinson Crusoe No No No £179 7s 43% N/A
12 Jan 1789 Drury Lane King Richard III, Robinson Crusoe No No No £142 16s 6d 41% N/A
12 Sep 1789 Drury Lane King Richard III, The First Floor No No No £159 6s 6d 100% N/A
25 Sep 1789 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Poor Soldier No No No £262 12s 6d 100% N/A
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