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 %
14 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £130 69% N/A
16 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Lethe No No No £130 71% N/A
21 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £120 65% N/A
23 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No Yes No £220 63% N/A
05 Dec 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Male Coquette No No No £160 44% N/A
19 Dec 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger, The Market No No No £140 72% N/A
26 Dec 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £130 47% N/A
21 Jan 1758 Drury Lane The Tempest, Queen Mab Yes No No £150 80% N/A
13 Feb 1758 Drury Lane The Tempest, Queen Mab No No No £80 30% N/A
27 Mar 1758 Drury Lane The Tempest, Queen Mab No No No £200 47% N/A
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