The Gamester (1753)

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 %
08 Nov 1794 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Wedding Day No No No £288 12s 61% N/A
24 Mar 1795 Drury Lane The Gamester, Alexander the Great No No No £327 60% N/A
24 Sep 1795 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Adopted Child No No No £345 9s 6d 100% N/A
13 Nov 1795 Drury Lane The Gamester, Peeping Tom No No No £192 12s 49% N/A
05 Feb 1796 Drury Lane The Gamester, Harlequin Captive No No No £319 5s 54% N/A
27 Apr 1796 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Smugglers No No No £261 10s 62% N/A
06 Oct 1796 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Smugglers, The Triumph of Love No No No £443 7s 6d 78% N/A
17 Oct 1796 Drury Lane The Gamester, Bon Ton No No No £291 19s 61% N/A
23 Dec 1796 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Shipwreck No No No £91 14s 6d 29% N/A
01 Apr 1797 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Citizen No No No £326 18s 6d 57% N/A