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
£31,413 12s 2d £10,106 9s 8d (32.2%) £21,307 2s 6d (67.8%)
1732 - 1809
£31,413 12s 2d - (100%) £10,106 9s 8d (32.2%) £21,307 2s 6d (67.8%)
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 %
15 May 1741 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Mock Doctor, Tambourine, Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond, Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1746 Drury Lane The Tempest, Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £116 19s 6d N/A N/A
01 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Tempest, Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £62 7s N/A N/A
04 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Tempest, Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £57 19s N/A N/A
05 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Tempest, Tragedy of Tragedies, Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £55 11s N/A N/A
18 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Intriguing Chambermaid, Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £46 12s 6d N/A N/A
19 May 1746 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Tragedy of Tragedies No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island No No No £156 18s 6d N/A N/A
28 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Anatomist No No No £131 16s N/A N/A
29 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Double Disappointment No No No £104 16s 6d N/A N/A
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