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 %
17 Nov 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £210 5s 58% N/A
21 Dec 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £206 5s 6d 47% N/A
30 Dec 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Frolicks, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £171 19s 46% N/A
11 Jan 1790 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Frolicks, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £208 2s 46% N/A
18 Jan 1790 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £207 48% N/A
25 Jan 1790 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £201 17s 6d 44% N/A
22 Feb 1790 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £202 5s 54% N/A
24 Apr 1790 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £192 63% N/A
11 Oct 1790 Drury Lane The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £199 18s 6d 48% N/A
24 Nov 1790 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Island of St Marguerite, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite Yes No No £199 3s 49% N/A
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