The Tempest (1623)

Author
William Shakespeare
Author
Sir William Davenant (1667)
Author
John Dryden (1667)
Author
Thomas Shadwell (1674)
Author
David Garrick (1756)
Author
John Philip Kemble (1789)
Author
J. C. Foote (1756)
Composer
Thomas Linley Junior (1777)
Composer
John Christopher Smith (1756)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragicomedy
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
£34,834 15s 8d £10,416 11s 8d (29.9%) £24,418 4s (70.1%)
1732 - 1809
£34,834 15s 8d - (100%) £10,416 11s 8d (29.9%) £24,418 4s (70.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
242 35 207
1732 - 1809
242 35 207
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
03 Feb 1766 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Hermit No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1766 Drury Lane The Tempest, Fortunatus, Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 May 1766 Drury Lane The Tempest, A Fairy Tale, Hearts of Oak No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 Apr 1767 Drury Lane The Tempest, Daphne and Amintor, Double Hornpipe Yes No Yes £219 14s 52% N/A
05 May 1767 Drury Lane The Tempest, High Life below Stairs, The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster No No Yes £80 16s N/A N/A
22 Apr 1768 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Lyar No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1769 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Padlock No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1769 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Padlock Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1769 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Padlock, Minuet, Louvre Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
05 May 1769 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Hermit, The Albion Song Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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