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 %
24 Apr 1758 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Englishman in Paris, Grand Dance, Minuet No No Yes £180 N/A N/A
24 Oct 1758 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £105 4s 6d 71% N/A
20 Nov 1758 Drury Lane The Tempest, Harlequin Ranger No No No £137 6d 65% N/A
27 Dec 1758 Drury Lane The Tempest, Queen Mab No No No £123 16s 50% N/A
05 Mar 1759 Drury Lane The Tempest, Fortunatus Yes No No £149 16s 39% N/A
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
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