The Country Wife (1675)

Author
William Wycherley
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£946 17s 6d £517 4s 6d (54.6%) £429 13s (45.4%)
1732 - 1809
£946 17s 6d - (100%) £517 4s 6d (54.6%) £429 13s (45.4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
62 37 25
1732 - 1809
62 37 25
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
05 Mar 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, La Provencale, Les Boufons du Cour No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Country Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Stella and Flavia, Concerto, Comic Dance, Bumper Squire Jones Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, The Mock Doctor, Dutch Skipper, Characters of Dancing, Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Country Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Sicilian Peasant, Italian Gardeners No No No £27 10s 6d N/A N/A
16 Dec 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, The Lottery, Scotch Dance, Les Paisans Moisonneurs No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Dec 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Feb 1744 Covent Garden The Country Wife, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Dec 1744 Covent Garden The Country Wife No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1745 Covent Garden The Country Wife, Pyramus and Thisbe No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Feb 1745 Drury Lane The Country Wife, Rosamond, Shepherds Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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