The London Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell (1731)

Author
George Lillo
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
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
£22,350 14s £5,640 9s 6d (25.2%) £16,710 4s 6d (74.8%)
1732 - 1809
£22,350 14s - (100%) £5,640 9s 6d (25.2%) £16,710 4s 6d (74.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
165 48 117
1732 - 1809
165 48 117
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 Dec 1787 Drury Lane George Barnwell, Harlequin Junior No No No £137 5s 41% N/A
24 Mar 1788 Drury Lane George Barnwell, Harlequin Junior No No No £159 11s 38% N/A
20 Sep 1788 Drury Lane George Barnwell, The Lyar No No No £111 8s 6d 100% N/A
10 Jun 1789 Drury Lane George Barnwell, The First Floor, The Irish Fair, Highland Reel No No Yes £303 8s 6d 35% N/A
07 Dec 1789 Drury Lane George Barnwell, The Island of St Marguerite No No No £167 5s 6d 50% N/A
28 Nov 1796 Drury Lane The London Merchant Or George Barnwell, The Adopted Child, The Scotch Ghost No No No £503 17s 6d 61% N/A
30 Nov 1796 Drury Lane The London Merchant, The Devil to Pay, The Scotch Ghost No No No £347 17s 6d 41% N/A
02 Dec 1796 Drury Lane The London Merchant, No Song No Supper No No No £200 18s 58% N/A
07 Dec 1796 Drury Lane The London Merchant, The Humourist, The Scotch Ghost No No No £266 17s 62% N/A
12 Dec 1796 Drury Lane The London Merchant, The Shipwreck, The Scotch Ghost No No No £325 14s 6d 76% N/A
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