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 %
05 Dec 1786 Drury Lane The Tempest, Catherine and Petruchio, Dance of Spirits, Dance of Fantastic Spirits No No No £91 19s N/A N/A
27 Dec 1786 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, Dance of Spirits No No No £173 6s 6d 45% N/A
09 Jan 1787 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion, Dance of Spirits No No No £150 9s 37% N/A
04 Jun 1787 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Humourist, Dance of Spirits, Cotillion, Minuet No No Yes £283 19s 6d N/A N/A
13 Oct 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island, The First Floor, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £154 13s 6d 44% N/A
17 Oct 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, Who's the Dupe, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £244 5s 60% N/A
20 Oct 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Citizen, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £191 5s 6d 46% N/A
27 Oct 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, Belphegor or The Wishes, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £185 5s 51% N/A
03 Nov 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Citizen, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £155 19s 6d 45% N/A
10 Nov 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Citizen, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £166 2s 45% N/A
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