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
£12,594 16s 6d £2,448 14s (19.4%) £10,146 2s 6d (80.6%)
1732 - 1809
£12,594 16s 6d - (100%) £2,448 14s (19.4%) £10,146 2s 6d (80.6%)
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 %
10 Mar 1757 Drury Lane The Fair Quaker, The Author Yes No No £130 N/A N/A
15 Mar 1757 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Author No No No £150 N/A N/A
28 Mar 1757 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Author, Ellen A Roon Yes No Yes £260 N/A N/A
13 Apr 1757 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Author No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
14 Apr 1757 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Author Yes No Yes £200 N/A N/A
29 Apr 1757 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Author, Minuet Yes No Yes £150 N/A N/A
12 May 1757 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Author, Hornpipe No No Yes £250 N/A N/A
20 May 1757 Drury Lane Measure For Measure, The Author, Hornpipe Yes No Yes £210 N/A N/A
15 Oct 1757 Drury Lane Merope, The Author No No No £120 62% N/A
18 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Author No No No £130 100% N/A
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