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 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Rural Sports With The Stratagems of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Feb 1742 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite Or Earl Of Essex, The Peasants, Chacone, La Provencale No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Mar 1742 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite, Tyrolean Dance, Rural Assembly, The Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Oct 1743 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favorite Or The Earl Of Essex, The School Boy No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Oct 1743 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favorite, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1744 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favorite, The Amorous Goddess or Harlequin Married No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1744 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £97 6s 6d 56% N/A
10 Feb 1750 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Fair No No No £188 11s 55% N/A
20 Apr 1752 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite, Miss in Her Teens No No Yes £175 N/A N/A
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