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 %
21 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Author Yes No No £140 68% N/A
22 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Rehearsal, The Author No Yes No £220 75% N/A
24 Oct 1757 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Author No No No £170 67% N/A
15 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Distrest Mother, The Author No No No £80 65% N/A
25 Nov 1757 Drury Lane The Rehearsal, The Author, The Italian Peasants No No No £200 79% N/A
02 Dec 1757 Drury Lane The Fatal Marriage, The Author No No No £200 77% N/A
14 Dec 1757 Drury Lane The Distrest Mother, The Author, The Market No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
21 Dec 1757 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Author No No Yes £280 N/A N/A
10 Jan 1758 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Author, The Prussian Camp No No No £140 56% N/A
20 Jan 1758 Drury Lane The Gamesters, The Author, The Prussian Camp No No No £160 59% N/A
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