Theatronomics

The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars (1731)

Mainpiece

Comedy

Musical

Based on Richard Brome's play A Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars (1641-42). Authorship suggested by the Biographia Dramatica.

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
13 Feb 1777	Covent Garden	The Tempest, The Jovial Crew	No	No	No	£167 6s	45%	N/A
17 Feb 1777	Covent Garden	Sir Thomas Overbury, The Jovial Crew, The Shepherd's Wedding	No	No	No	£229 19s 6d	56%	N/A
27 Feb 1777	Covent Garden	Sir Thomas Overbury, The Jovial Crew, The Shepherd's Wedding	No	No	No	£228 3s 6d	51%	N/A
03 Mar 1777	Covent Garden	Douglas, The Jovial Crew, Hunting Dance	No	No	No	£270 17s 6d	61%	N/A
10 Mar 1777	Covent Garden	Artaxerxes, The Jovial Crew, Pastoral Dance, Push About the Jorum	No	No	Yes	£302 3s	57%	N/A
13 Mar 1777	Covent Garden	Know Your Own Mind, The Jovial Crew, Hunting Dance	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A
29 Mar 1780	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, Comus, The Original Crutch Dance, Ellen A Roon, Push About the Jorum	No	No	Yes	£290 4s 6d	67%	N/A
04 Apr 1780	Covent Garden	The Belle's Stratagem, The Jovial Crew	No	No	No	£227 17s 6d	66%	N/A
06 Apr 1780	Covent Garden	The Belle's Stratagem, The Jovial Crew	No	No	No	£207 7s 6d	68%	N/A
08 Apr 1780	Covent Garden	The Belle's Stratagem, The Jovial Crew	No	No	No	£204 13s 6d	70%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Tempest, The Jovial Crew