The Gamester (1753)

Author
Edward Moore
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
£26,716 15s £7,216 (27%) £19,500 15s (73%)
1732 - 1809
£26,716 15s - (100%) £7,216 (27%) £19,500 15s (73%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
112 27 85
1732 - 1809
112 27 85
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Feb 1753 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Genii No No No £200 N/A N/A
05 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Gamester, Miss in Her Teens, Comic Dance, L'Entree de Flore Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1771 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Captive, Cunning Love No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Apr 1771 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Reprisals, The Cunning Love Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1771 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Mayor of Garratt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
05 Oct 1771 Drury Lane The Gamester, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £229 6s 6d 100% N/A
18 Oct 1771 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Padlock, Comic Dance Yes No No £114 9s 45% N/A
07 Nov 1771 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Institution of the Garter Yes No No £165 11s 50% N/A
14 Jan 1772 Drury Lane The Gamester, Lethe No No No £235 14s 62% N/A
06 May 1772 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Humours of the Turf, Mad Bess, Hornpipe No No Yes £127 17s 6d 46% N/A
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