The Apprentice (1756)

Author
Arthur Murphy
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£30,160 13s 6d £8,408 3s (27.9%) £21,752 10s 6d (72.1%)
1732 - 1809
£30,160 13s 6d - (100%) £8,408 3s (27.9%) £21,752 10s 6d (72.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
201 91 110
1732 - 1809
201 91 110
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
20 Jan 1756 Drury Lane George Barnwell, The Apprentice, Peasant Dance, Pantomime Dance No No No £140 N/A N/A
02 Feb 1756 Drury Lane Merope, The Apprentice No No No £140 N/A N/A
15 Mar 1756 Drury Lane Athelstan, The Apprentice Yes No No £180 N/A N/A
22 Mar 1756 Drury Lane Tancred And Sigismunda, The Apprentice, The New Sailors Dance Yes No Yes £220 N/A N/A
25 Mar 1756 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Apprentice Yes No Yes £250 N/A N/A
26 Apr 1756 Drury Lane Rule A Wife, The Apprentice, New Sailors' Dance Yes No Yes £214 N/A N/A
18 Sep 1756 Drury Lane The Busy Body, The Apprentice No No No £160 100% N/A
15 Oct 1756 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, The Apprentice No No No £180 N/A N/A
04 Nov 1756 Drury Lane Tamerlane, The Apprentice No No No £80 N/A N/A
14 Mar 1757 Drury Lane The Chances, The Apprentice No No No £190 N/A N/A
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