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 %
27 Feb 1781 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tom Thumb, The Caledonian Shepherds No No No £153 15s N/A N/A
03 Apr 1781 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, A Fete, Tom Thumb No No Yes £277 1s 6d 69% N/A
07 Apr 1781 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, A Fete, Tom Thumb No No Yes £278 18s 56% N/A
17 Apr 1781 Covent Garden The Duenna, A Fete, Tom Thumb No No Yes £267 2s 6d 63% N/A
21 Apr 1781 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, A Fete, Tom Thumb No No Yes £245 10s 62% N/A
24 Apr 1781 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, A Fete, Tom Thumb No No Yes £156 17s 6d 58% N/A
04 May 1781 Covent Garden The Duenna, A Fete, Tom Thumb No No Yes £193 17s 77% N/A
11 May 1781 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, A Fete, Tom Thumb No No Yes £192 17s 59% N/A
30 Oct 1781 Covent Garden Duplicity, Tom Thumb, The Sports of the Green No No No £117 18s 6d 38% N/A
01 Nov 1781 Covent Garden Duplicity, Tom Thumb, The Belle of the Village No No No £112 16s 6d 35% N/A
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