The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York (1737)

Author
John Arthur
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Ballad Opera/Burletta/Opera
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
£324 12s £324 12s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£324 12s - (100%) £324 12s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
18 18 0
1732 - 1809
18 18 0
Notes
First published in York in 1737, presumably performed there 1736-7.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Apr 1738 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Lucky Discovery or The Tanner of York, Comic Dance, French Sailors, Je ne scai quoi Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Apr 1738 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, The Lucky Discovery, Je ne scai quoi, Ball Dance, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors, Serious Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1738 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, The Lucky Discovery, Comic Dance, Je ne scai quoy No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Sep 1738 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, The Lucky Discovery or The Tanner of York No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1738 Covent Garden Volpone Or The Fox, The Lucky Discovery, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet, Serious Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1738 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Lucky Discovery, Since Times Are So Bad, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet, Serious Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1739 Covent Garden King Henry The Fifth, The Lucky Discovery, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 May 1739 Covent Garden The Amorous Widow, The Lucky Discovery, Pierots, Ballet, Grecian Sailors, Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1740 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, The Tanner of York, Comic Ballet, Solo on harp, Grand Ballet, Je ne scay quoy No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 May 1740 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Tanner of York, Ballet, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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