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 %
04 May 1753 Drury Lane The Country Wife, Bayes in Petticoats, Hornpipe, Scots Dance No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
07 Nov 1753 Covent Garden The Country Wife, Harlequin Sorcerer Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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