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 %
19 May 1801 Covent Garden The Earl of Essex; or, The Unhappy Favourite, The Follies of a Day, The Soldier's Festival; or, A Night before the Battle No No Yes £311 18s 6d 37% N/A
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