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 %
23 Oct 1772 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £200 9s 6d 60% N/A
28 Dec 1772 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Pigmy Revels No No No £157 16s 6d 44% N/A
26 Apr 1774 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Wedding Ring, The Mountaineers Yes No Yes £179 3s 44% N/A
27 May 1774 Drury Lane The Gamester, High Life below Stairs No No Yes £256 12s 6d 100% N/A
02 Jan 1775 Drury Lane The Gamester, Harlequin's Jacket or The New Years Gift No No No £222 1s N/A N/A
19 Dec 1775 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Genii, Comic Dance No No No £83 17s 6d N/A N/A
27 Dec 1775 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Jubilee No No No £193 17s 6d N/A N/A
17 Apr 1777 Drury Lane The Gamester, Harlequin's Invasion, The Soldier tired with war's Alarms No No Yes £140 19s 6d 33% N/A
10 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Gamester, A Monody, Who's the Dupe? No No No £193 3s 6d N/A N/A
17 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Gamester, A Monody, Who's the Dupe?, Double Hornpipe No No No £174 12s N/A N/A
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