The Recruiting Officer (1706)

Author
George Farquhar
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
£19,939 17s 6d £10,529 7s (52.8%) £9,410 10s 6d (47.2%)
1732 - 1809
£19,939 17s 6d - (100%) £10,529 7s (52.8%) £9,410 10s 6d (47.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
225 123 102
1732 - 1809
225 123 102
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
31 Oct 1753 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Dec 1753 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Devil to Pay, L'Entree de Flore, Hornpipe, New Dutch Dance No No Yes £30 N/A N/A
05 Feb 1754 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Englishman in Paris, Hornpipe Yes No Yes £210 N/A N/A
13 Feb 1754 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Knights No No No £70 N/A N/A
04 May 1754 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The Double Disappointment, Minuet, Italian Peasants, Louvre No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Sep 1754 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Lying Valet No No No £100 100% N/A
28 Sep 1754 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Englishman in Paris No No No £120 100% N/A
17 Oct 1754 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Englishman in Paris Yes No No £100 N/A N/A
05 Dec 1754 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Genii No No No £150 N/A N/A
13 Dec 1754 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The What Dye Call It Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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