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 %
27 May 1735 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite, The School Boy, Water Music, Flanderkins, Richmond Maggot, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Oct 1735 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, Harlequin Restord or The Country Revels No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Dec 1735 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, The Intriguing Chambermaid No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Feb 1736 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, The Fall of Phaeton With Harlequin a Captive No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jun 1736 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite No No Yes £23 12s 6d 100% N/A
13 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Fall of Phaeton With Harlequin a Captive No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Feb 1737 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, English Maggot, Drunken Peasant Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Nov 1737 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Burgomaster Trick'd Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Oct 1738 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, Robin Goodfellow or The Rival Sisters No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Feb 1740 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Fortune Tellers, Punches, Voyage to the Land of Cytherea, La Matelote, Pierots, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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