The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex (1681)

Author
John Banks
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
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
£2,580 2s £2,140 13s (83%) £439 9s (17%)
1732 - 1809
£2,580 2s - (100%) £2,140 13s (83%) £439 9s (17%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
41 18 23
1732 - 1809
41 18 23
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
25 Jan 1733 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1733 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Boarding School Romps Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1733 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Nov 1733 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, Cephalus and Procris With Harlequin Grand Volgi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Dec 1733 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, Cephalus and Procris No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1734 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, Cupid and Psyche or Colombine Courtezan No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Oct 1734 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite, See If You Like It or Tis All a Mistake, Tambourine, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Oct 1734 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, Colombine Courtezan, Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1735 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, La Coquette, Les Jaloux No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Feb 1735 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex the Unhappy Favourite, A Cure for A Scold, Peasant Dance, Shepherd's Mount Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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