Don Sebastian, King of Portugal (1689)

Author
John Dryden
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
£1,050 8s 6d £470 8s 6d (44.8%) £580 (55.2%)
1732 - 1809
£1,050 8s 6d - (100%) £470 8s 6d (44.8%) £580 (55.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
24 19 5
1732 - 1809
24 19 5
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
25 Jan 1753 Drury Lane Don Sebastian, The Genii No No No £140 N/A N/A
22 Mar 1774 Covent Garden Don Sebastian King Of Portugal, The Upholsterer, The Old Ground Young No No Yes £144 6s 6d 57% N/A
16 May 1774 Covent Garden Don Sebastian, The Dragon of Wantly, Minuet No No Yes £170 16s 6d 57% N/A
26 May 1794 Covent Garden Don Sebastian, The New Divertisement, The Shipwreck or French Ingratitude, Solo on union pipes, Duetto on the union pipes and harp No No Yes £293 2s 6d 26% N/A
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