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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 %
11 Apr 1780	Covent Garden	The Duenna, The Spaniards Dismayed, The Jovial Crew, The Wooden Walls of England	No	No	Yes	£262 9s	68%	N/A
13 Apr 1780	Covent Garden	The Belle's Stratagem, The Jovial Crew	No	No	No	£185 7s 6d	54%	N/A
16 Dec 1780	Covent Garden	The Belle's Stratagem, The Jovial Crew, Crutch Dance	No	No	No	£171 12s	68%	N/A
10 Feb 1781	Covent Garden	The Careless Husband, The Jovial Crew, Bacchus and Ariadne	No	No	No	£162 19s 6d	46%	N/A
24 Feb 1781	Covent Garden	The World As It Goes Or A Party At Montpelier, The Jovial Crew	No	No	No	£226 15s 6d	53%	N/A
31 Oct 1781	Covent Garden	King Lear, The Jovial Crew, The Caledonian Shepherds, Crutch Dance	No	No	No	£164 6s	45%	N/A
19 Nov 1781	Covent Garden	The Count Of Narbonne, The Jovial Crew, The Arcadian Festival	No	No	No	£174 6d	50%	N/A
22 Nov 1781	Covent Garden	The Count Of Narbonne, The Jovial Crew, The Arcadian Festival	No	No	No	£205 15s	64%	N/A
15 Dec 1781	Covent Garden	The Count Of Narbonne, The Jovial Crew, The Arcadian Festival	No	No	No	£126 18s	N/A	N/A
12 Feb 1782	Covent Garden	Which Is The Man?, The Dramatic Puffers, The Jovial Crew	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Duenna, The Spaniards Dismayed, The Jovial Crew, The Wooden Walls of England