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 %
07 Dec 1782 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, The Author No No No £228 16s 73% N/A
28 Oct 1783 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, The Author No No No £183 19s 53% N/A
14 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Author No No No £217 5s N/A N/A
25 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Author No No No £240 9s 6d N/A N/A
26 May 1785 Drury Lane The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The Author, The Sportsmen's Return, Bright Phoebus has Mounted the Chariot of Day No No Yes £235 19s N/A N/A
11 Dec 1790 Covent Garden Love In A Village, The Author, The Irish Lilt Yes No No £205 5s 47% N/A
19 Jan 1791 Covent Garden The Widow Of Malabar, The Author, A Divertisement No No Yes £246 2s N/A N/A
23 Feb 1792 Drury Lane Douglas, The Author No No No £308 54% N/A
08 Jun 1792 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower, The Author No No No £254 9s 100% N/A
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