The Tobacconist (1770)

Author
Ben Jonson
Author
Francis Gentleman
Work Type
Afterpiece
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
£679 8s 6d £410 5s (60.4%) £269 3s 6d (39.6%)
1732 - 1809
£679 8s 6d - (100%) £410 5s (60.4%) £269 3s 6d (39.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
4 2 2
1732 - 1809
4 2 2
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
21 Apr 1772 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Tobacconist, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes £243 4s 6d 51% N/A
17 Apr 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Tobacconist, The Sailors' Revels Yes No Yes £149 9s 44% N/A
22 Nov 1798 Covent Garden Lovers' Vows, The Tobacconist, The Mouth of the Nile No No No £176 3s 60% N/A
02 Apr 1799 Covent Garden Five Thousand A Year, The Old Cloathsman, The Tobacconist No No No £234 2s 40% N/A

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