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
£35,229 7s £343 10s 6d (1%) £34,885 16s 6d (99%)
1732 - 1809
£35,229 7s - (100%) £343 10s 6d (1%) £34,885 16s 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 %
09 Oct 1744 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Anatomist, Grand Turkish Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Oct 1744 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, The Anatomist, Grand Sailors Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Dec 1744 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Anatomist No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Dec 1744 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Anatomist, Grand Comic Dance, Grand Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1744 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Grand Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Dec 1744 Drury Lane The Rehearsal, The Anatomist, Grand Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Grand Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Jan 1745 Drury Lane Richard III, The Anatomist Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1745 Drury Lane King Lear, The Anatomist Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Apr 1745 Drury Lane Othello, The Anatomist, O Peace, Gentle Shepherd, Rise Glory No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Gentle Shepherd No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Nov 1745 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor, Grand Comic Dance, Stand Around, My Brave Boys No No No £54 8s N/A N/A
23 Nov 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, The Subscription No No No £84 4s 6d N/A N/A
27 Nov 1745 Drury Lane The Relapse, The Anatomist, Rise Glory Rise Yes No No £48 12s 6d N/A N/A
06 Dec 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Grand Serious Dance, The Subscription No No No £30 6d N/A N/A
21 Dec 1745 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Anatomist Yes No No £55 7s 6d N/A N/A
27 Dec 1745 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Anatomist No No No £68 10s N/A N/A
10 Jan 1746 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Tambourine No No No £55 8s N/A N/A
14 Jan 1746 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Anatomist No No No £35 1s N/A N/A
27 Jan 1746 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Anatomist Yes No No £102 6s 6d N/A N/A
03 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Anatomist Yes No No £84 16s N/A N/A
06 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Anatomist, Italian Peasants, Grand Dance No Yes No £151 6d N/A N/A
11 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Anatomist Yes No No £45 1s 6d N/A N/A
24 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Anatomist, Italian Peasants, Grand Dance Yes No No £60 17s 6d N/A N/A
27 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Anatomist, Italian Peasants, Grand Dance Yes No No £49 10s N/A N/A
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