The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England (1757)

Author
Tobias Smollett
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£4,850 4s 6d £2,670 4s 6d (55.1%) £2,180 (44.9%)
1732 - 1809
£4,850 4s 6d - (100%) £2,670 4s 6d (55.1%) £2,180 (44.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
28 12 16
1732 - 1809
28 12 16
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
05 May 1757 Drury Lane The Inconstant, The Reprisal, Hornpipe Yes No Yes £140 N/A N/A
07 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England, Comic Dance No No Yes £180 N/A N/A
27 Mar 1762 Drury Lane The Way To Keep Him, The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England, Hearts of Oak No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1762 Drury Lane The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Reprisal, Hearts of Oak, Hippisley's Drunken Man No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Apr 1771 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Reprisals or The Tars of Old England, Comic Dance 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
21 Oct 1777 Covent Garden Zenobia, The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England, Mirth and Jollity, The Glorious Ninety Two No No No £165 18s 6d 48% N/A
22 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Reprisal, Mirth and Jollity, The Glorious Ninety-Two, Hornpipe No No No £246 15s 47% N/A
23 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, The Reprisal, Rural Grace No No No £100 15s 6d 33% N/A
27 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Reprisal, Mirth and Jollity, Hornpipe No No No £259 7s 6d 100% N/A
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