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

Author
Edward Roome
Author
William Yonge
Author
William Concanen
Author
Richard Brome
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£13,169 8s 6d £13,118 13s 6d (99.6%) £50 15s (0.4%)
1732 - 1809
£13,169 8s 6d - (100%) £13,118 13s 6d (99.6%) £50 15s (0.4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
112 108 4
1732 - 1809
112 108 4
Notes
Based on Richard Brome's play A Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars (1641-42). Authorship suggested by the Biographia Dramatica.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Mar 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, Love a la Mode No No Yes £306 17s 6d N/A N/A
23 Mar 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, The Rape of Proserpine No No No £155 11s N/A N/A
14 Apr 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, The Rape of Proserpine No No Yes £182 15s 6d N/A N/A
23 Apr 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, Thomas and Sally, Last New Comic Dance No No Yes £162 4s 6d N/A N/A
30 Apr 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, The Rape of Proserpine Yes No No £109 14s 6d N/A N/A
16 Sep 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Sep 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, The Rape of Proserpine No No No £117 9s N/A N/A
16 Oct 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, The Fair No No No £116 1s N/A N/A
29 Oct 1761 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, The Fair No Yes No £243 15s 6d N/A N/A
25 Jan 1762 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, Thomas and Sally Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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