Tom Thumb (1780)

Author
Henry Fielding
Author
Kane O'Hara
Composer
J. Markordt (1780)
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£19,100 15s 6d £18,752 2s (98.2%) £348 13s 6d (1.8%)
1732 - 1809
£19,100 15s 6d - (100%) £18,752 2s (98.2%) £348 13s 6d (1.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
130 126 4
1732 - 1809
130 126 4
Notes
Adapted from Henry Fielding's 'Tom Thumb' (1730).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
01 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Tom Thumb, Rural Merriment No No No £167 4s 6d 51% N/A
10 Nov 1780 Covent Garden Othello, Tom Thumb No No No £149 18s 53% N/A
11 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Tom Thumb No No No £203 18s 52% N/A
17 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Tom Thumb No No No £178 13s 70% N/A
21 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Tom Thumb No No No £150 6s 52% N/A
27 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The West Indian, Tom Thumb, Rural Merriment No Yes No £275 7s 64% N/A
14 Feb 1781 Covent Garden Know Your Own Mind, Tom Thumb No No No £159 1s 44% N/A
22 Feb 1781 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Tom Thumb, The Caledonian Shepherds No No No £182 13s 6d 54% N/A
23 Feb 1781 Covent Garden The Islanders, Tom Thumb, The Caledonian Shepherds No No No £120 10s 6d 37% N/A
26 Feb 1781 Covent Garden The Duenna, Tom Thumb, The Caledonian Shepherds, The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo, Push About the Jorum No No Yes £303 7s 47% N/A
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