Belphegor; or, The Wishes (1778)

Author
Miles Peter Andrews
Composer
Francis-Hippolyte Barthélémon
Work Type
Afterpiece
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
£3,071 13s 6d £0 (0%) £3,071 13s 6d (100%)
1732 - 1809
£3,071 13s 6d - (100%) £0 (0%) £3,071 13s 6d (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
16 0 16
1732 - 1809
16 0 16
Notes
Based on Jean Francois Guichard's Le Bûcheron.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Apr 1778 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Belphegor, Rural Grace No No No £224 69% N/A
09 Oct 1779 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, Belphegor or The Wishes No No No £170 7s 6d 100% N/A
14 Oct 1779 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Belphegor No No No £237 2s 100% N/A
26 Apr 1783 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Belphegor or The Wishes, Hornpipe, The Butterfly No No Yes £160 15s 26% N/A
31 May 1783 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Mill, Belphegor, The Devonshire Minuet, Hornpipe No No Yes £150 10s 56% N/A
27 Oct 1789 Drury Lane The Tempest, Belphegor or The Wishes, Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite No No No £185 5s 51% N/A
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