He Would be a Soldier (1786)

Author
Frederick Pilon
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
£7,596 2s £7,596 2s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£7,596 2s - (100%) £7,596 2s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
38 38 0
1732 - 1809
38 38 0
Notes
Converted into an afterpiece in March 1794.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
18 Nov 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, Richard Coeur de Lion No No No £246 6s 52% N/A
20 Nov 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, Richard Coeur de Lion No No No £207 4s N/A N/A
21 Nov 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £249 7s N/A N/A
23 Nov 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, Tom Thumb No No No £197 10s 56% N/A
25 Nov 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, Love in a Camp No No No £242 7s 52% N/A
28 Nov 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, The Padlock, Dotage, or The Natural Mistake No No Yes £182 16s 6d N/A N/A
30 Nov 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, The Two Misers, Dotage, or The Natural Mistake No No No £202 14s 6d 42% N/A
02 Dec 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, Omai No No No £243 8s 52% N/A
05 Dec 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, Midas No No Yes £168 N/A N/A
07 Dec 1786 Covent Garden He Would Be A Soldier, The Girl in Style, Dotage, or The Natural Mistake No No No £215 18s 56% N/A
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