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 %
29 Nov 1783 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Englishman in Paris, The Pastoral Lovers, Minuet No No No £251 8s 58% N/A
06 Dec 1783 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Deaf Lover No No No £226 13s 6d 52% N/A
18 Dec 1783 Drury Lane The Gamester, Who's the Dupe, New Comic Ballet No No No £244 4s 65% N/A
31 Dec 1783 Covent Garden The Gamester, Friar Bacon No No No £130 16s 35% N/A
29 Jan 1784 Drury Lane The Gamester, Too Civil by Half, New Comic Ballet No No No £276 11s 49% N/A
13 Feb 1784 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £256 13s 6d 53% N/A
03 Apr 1784 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Double Disguise No No No £265 4s 6d 54% N/A
05 Oct 1784 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Irish Widow No No No £304 5s 100% N/A
16 Oct 1784 Drury Lane Gamester, The Quaker No No No £304 4s 100% N/A
25 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Author No No No £240 9s 6d N/A N/A
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