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 %
31 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Reprisal, Hornpipe No No No £168 15s 6d 62% N/A
25 Jan 1779 Covent Garden The Lady Of The Manor, The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England, The Embarkment for Cytherea No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Feb 1779 Covent Garden Love In A Village, The Reprisal, The Merry Sailors No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Feb 1779 Covent Garden Jane Shore, The Reprisal No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Apr 1793 Covent Garden Such Things Are, The Soldier's Festival or The Night before the Battle, The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England, The Mid Watch, God Save the King, Rule Britannia No No Yes £320 14s 60% N/A
14 May 1799 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Tars of Old England or Humours of Greenwich Fair, The Adopted Child, The Highland Lovers, The Tower Song, Del Caro's Hornpipe No No Yes £267 1s 6d 39% N/A
03 Jun 1799 Covent Garden A Cure For The Heart Ache, The Tars of Old England Regaling after a Victory [i.e. The Vanguard], The Honest Thieves, The Tight Little Island, Black Ey'd Susan No No Yes £505 9s 6d 17% N/A
23 Apr 1801 Covent Garden The Birth Day, Paul and Virginia, The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England No No Yes £635 7s 6d 39% N/A
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