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 %
20 Feb 1756 Drury Lane The Tempest, Dance of Fantastical Spirits, The Garlands (Grand Pantomime Dance) No No No £90 N/A N/A
26 Feb 1756 Drury Lane The Tempest Opera, Dance of Fantastical Spirits, The Garlands (Grand Pantomime Dance) No Yes No £100 N/A N/A
16 Mar 1756 Drury Lane The Tempest, Fortunatus, Dance of Fantastical Spirits, The Garlands (Grand Pantomime Dance) No No No £130 N/A N/A
20 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest No No No £150 74% N/A
21 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Author Yes No No £140 68% N/A
24 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Author No No No £170 67% N/A
27 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Apprentice No No No £130 75% N/A
07 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £140 71% N/A
09 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £140 55% N/A
11 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £110 50% N/A
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