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 %
08 May 1750 Drury Lane The London Merchant, Miss in Her Teens, Hornpipe, Black Joke, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Sep 1750 Drury Lane The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, Lethe No No No £140 100% N/A
20 Sep 1750 Drury Lane The London Merchant, The Chaplet No No No £100 100% N/A
27 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The London Merchant, Queen Mab No No No £140 N/A N/A
14 May 1751 Drury Lane The London Merchant, The Lying Valet, Comic Dance No No Yes £60 N/A N/A
26 Dec 1751 Drury Lane The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, Harlequin Ranger No No No £200 N/A N/A
26 Dec 1753 Drury Lane George Barnwell, Fortunatus No No No £180 N/A N/A
01 Jan 1756 Drury Lane The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, The Genii Yes No No £170 N/A N/A
20 Jan 1756 Drury Lane George Barnwell, The Apprentice, Peasant Dance, Pantomime Dance No No No £140 N/A N/A
13 May 1756 Drury Lane The London Merchant, The Anatomist, Hornpipe, Minuet No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
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