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 %
16 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Tempest, Fortunatus No No Yes £104 8s 6d N/A N/A
11 Dec 1760 Drury Lane The Tempest, Polly Honeycomb No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Dec 1760 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1761 Drury Lane The Tempest, Edgar and Emmeline No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Mar 1761 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 May 1761 Drury Lane The Tempest, High Life Below Stairs, Mimic Comic Opera Song Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1762 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Genii No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Apr 1762 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Genii No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Oct 1762 Drury Lane The Tempest, Fortunatus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Nov 1762 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Genii No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1763 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1763 Drury Lane The Tempest, Thomas and Sally Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Nov 1763 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Deuce Is in Him, The Provancalle No No No £174 17s 6d N/A N/A
09 Dec 1763 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Mayor of Garratt No No Yes £24 7s 6d N/A N/A
01 May 1765 Drury Lane The Tempest, Fortunatus, Hearts of Oak No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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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