The Author (1757)

Author
Samuel Foote
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
£10,778 6s 6d £2,076 10s (19.3%) £8,701 16s 6d (80.7%)
1732 - 1809
£10,778 6s 6d - (100%) £2,076 10s (19.3%) £8,701 16s 6d (80.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
84 27 57
1732 - 1809
84 27 57
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
05 Feb 1757 Drury Lane Cato, The Author No No No £200 N/A N/A
07 Feb 1757 Drury Lane The Revenge, The Author No No No £180 N/A N/A
09 Feb 1757 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Author No No No £180 N/A N/A
12 Feb 1757 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, The Author, The Millers No No No £180 N/A N/A
15 Feb 1757 Drury Lane Merope, The Author Yes No No £90 N/A N/A
17 Feb 1757 Drury Lane King Henry VIII, The Author No No No £160 N/A N/A
19 Feb 1757 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Author No No No £150 N/A N/A
22 Feb 1757 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, The Author No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
26 Feb 1757 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Author, The Millers No No No £160 N/A N/A
05 Mar 1757 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Author No No No £160 N/A N/A
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