The Old Bachelor (1693)

Author
William Congreve
Composer
Henry Purcell
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£6,032 17s 6d £1,721 6d (28.5%) £4,311 17s (71.5%)
1732 - 1809
£6,032 17s 6d - (100%) £1,721 6d (28.5%) £4,311 17s (71.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
119 55 64
1732 - 1809
119 55 64
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Old Batchelor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Old Batchelor, Harlequin Dr Faustus, Les Charboniers, Les Sabotiers Tyrolese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1753 Covent Garden The Old Batchelor, Harlequin Sorcerer, Les Charboniers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1753 Covent Garden The Old Batchelor, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1753 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Englishman in Paris No No No £190 N/A N/A
27 Oct 1753 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Englishman in Paris No No No £170 N/A N/A
30 Oct 1753 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Englishman in Paris No No No £170 N/A N/A
02 Nov 1753 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Englishman in Paris No No No £130 N/A N/A
12 Nov 1753 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Englishman in Paris No No No £140 N/A N/A
30 Nov 1753 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Englishman in Paris No No No £120 N/A N/A
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