The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor (1696)

Author
Edward Ravenscroft (1743)
Author
Noël Lebreton de Hauteroche
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£34,878 5s £343 10s 6d (1%) £34,534 14s 6d (99%)
1732 - 1809
£34,878 5s - (100%) £343 10s 6d (1%) £34,534 14s 6d (99%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
268 3 265
1732 - 1809
268 3 265
Notes
The original mainpiece was performed first in 1696 and after being performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields for some years, it came to Covent Garden. The farce was shortened to an afterpiece in 1743; based on Noël le Breton de Hauteroche's 'Crispin médecin' (1680),
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
06 Mar 1736 Covent Garden The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No £66 8s 6d N/A N/A
18 Nov 1743 Drury Lane Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Nov 1743 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Anatomist, Italian Masquerade No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Nov 1743 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Anatomist, Italian Masquerade No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1743 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Anatomist No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1743 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Anatomist No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Dec 1743 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Anatomist, Italian Masquerade No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Dec 1743 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Anatomist, Italian Masquerade No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1743 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Anatomist No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Dec 1743 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Anatomist No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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