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 May 1783 Covent Garden The Chapter Of Accidents, Tom Thumb, The Minuet de la Cour No No Yes £254 1s 23% N/A
04 Jun 1783 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Tom Thumb, Damon and Musidora, Diversion a la Mode, The Devonshire Minuet No No Yes £262 19s 100% N/A
26 Sep 1783 Covent Garden A New Way To Pay Old Debts, Tom Thumb No No No £178 2s 6d 100% N/A
15 Oct 1783 Covent Garden Spanish Friar, The Rival Knights, Tom Thumb No No No £198 12s 100% N/A
11 Dec 1783 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Tom Thumb No No No £193 5s 67% N/A
22 Jan 1784 Covent Garden Zenobia, Tom Thumb No No No £152 12s 48% N/A
13 Apr 1784 Covent Garden The Two Gentlemen Of Verona, The Rival Knights, Tom Thumb, A Frighten'd Song No No Yes £316 5s 52% N/A
15 Apr 1784 Covent Garden The Chances, Tom Thumb, The Belle of the Village No No Yes £168 2s 40% N/A
28 Apr 1784 Drury Lane Cato, Tom Thumb, The Sportsmen's Return, Auld Robin Grey, Imitations No No Yes £207 1s 6d 53% N/A
06 Nov 1784 Covent Garden The Hypocrite, Tom Thumb, The Belle of the Village No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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