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 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Apr 1770 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favorite Or The Earl Of Essex, The Cheats of Scapin, The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe No No Yes £160 16s N/A N/A
12 Feb 1781 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite, Robinson Crusoe No No No £205 13s 54% N/A
17 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite, The Country Mad Cap, The Poney Races, The Gala No No Yes £175 3s 6d 56% N/A
27 Apr 1785 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite, The Humourist or Who's Who, Comic Dance No No No £58 16s N/A N/A
31 Dec 1790 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite, The Picture of Paris No No No £233 19s 6d 52% N/A
03 Oct 1791 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite, The Crusade No No No £187 13s 43% N/A
24 Sep 1792 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite, The Poor Soldier No No No £249 17s 100% N/A
30 Dec 1793 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite, Harlequin And Faustus No No No £370 19s 100% N/A
23 Dec 1799 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite, The Volcano or The Rival Harlequins No No No £366 7s 47% N/A
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