The Upholsterer; or, What News? (1758)

Author
Arthur Murphy
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
£13,666 4s £11,344 5s (83%) £2,321 19s (17%)
1732 - 1809
£13,666 4s - (100%) £11,344 5s (83%) £2,321 19s (17%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
156 140 16
1732 - 1809
156 140 16
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
30 Mar 1758 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Upholsterer Yes No Yes £280 N/A N/A
01 Apr 1758 Drury Lane King Henry IV Part II, The Upholsterer No No No £180 81% N/A
04 Apr 1758 Drury Lane King Henry IV Part II, The Upholsterer No No No £170 68% N/A
06 Apr 1758 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Upholsterer, The Prussian Camp No No No £110 60% N/A
12 Apr 1758 Drury Lane Merope, The Upholsterer No No No £90 65% N/A
13 Apr 1758 Drury Lane The Chances, The Upholsterer Yes No No £120 76% N/A
18 Apr 1758 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Upholsterer, Minuet Yes No No £220 77% N/A
19 Apr 1758 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Upholsterer, The Market No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Apr 1758 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Upholsterer Yes No Yes £236 N/A N/A
06 May 1758 Drury Lane The Fatal Marriage, The Upholsterer, The Italian Peasants Yes No Yes £180 N/A N/A
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