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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 %
21 Feb 1771	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, Mother Shipton	Yes	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
11 Mar 1771	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, Mother Shipton	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
01 Nov 1774	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, No Ones Enemy but His Own, The Provencale, The Reel	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
02 Nov 1774	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, The Citizen, The Reel	Yes	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
04 Nov 1774	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, Cross Purposes, The Merry Sailors	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
28 Dec 1774	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, The Druids	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
18 Feb 1775	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, The Druids	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
25 Oct 1776	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, Three Weeks after Marriage, Crutch Dance, The Pilgrim	No	No	No	£217 18s	64%	N/A
11 Jan 1777	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, Harlequin's Frolicks, Rural Dance	No	No	No	£192 14s 6d	53%	N/A
08 Feb 1777	Covent Garden	Sir Thomas Overbury, The Jovial Crew	No	No	No	£233 5s	68%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Jovial Crew, Mother Shipton