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 %
02 Apr 1782 Covent Garden A New Way To Pay Old Debts, Tom Thumb, The Gala, Allemande, Cotillons, Grand Figure, Minuet, Quadriles No No Yes £151 2s 54% N/A
27 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Tom Thumb, The Gala, Tally Ho!, Allemande, Cotillons, Frisk and Fun or The Whimsical Triumvirate, Grand Figure by all the characters, Minuet, Quadriles, Rigadoon, St David's Day No No Yes £238 6s 6d 68% N/A
04 May 1782 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Tom Thumb, The Huntsman's Street Halloo, The Death of The Stag, The Early Horn, The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Sep 1782 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, Tom Thumb, The Belle of the Village No No No £232 100% N/A
08 Oct 1782 Covent Garden Which Is The Man, Tom Thumb, Pastoral Sports No No No £174 8s 75% N/A
11 Oct 1782 Covent Garden The Walloons, Tom Thumb, Masquerade scene, Minuet No No No £168 100% N/A
19 Oct 1782 Covent Garden The Man Of The World, Tom Thumb No No No £208 17s 73% N/A
28 Feb 1783 Covent Garden A Bold Stroke For A Husband, Tom Thumb, Masquerade scene, Minuet No No No £156 10s 40% N/A
01 Apr 1783 Covent Garden A New Way To Pay Old Debts, Tom Thumb, Damon and Musidora No No Yes £280 12s 35% N/A
02 May 1783 Covent Garden The Chapter Of Accidents, Tom Thumb, Masquerade scene, Minuet No No Yes £182 14s 55% N/A
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