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 %
10 May 1781 Covent Garden The Man Of The World, The Upholsterer No No No £173 14s 6d 73% N/A
24 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Chances, The Upholsterer, The Double Surprise No No Yes £122 11s 31% N/A
23 Sep 1782 Covent Garden A New Occasional Prelude, The Busy Body, The Upholsterer No No No £314 18s 100% N/A
01 Dec 1784 Covent Garden Fontainbleau, The Upholsterer, The Mountaineers or The Woodland Sports No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1791 Covent Garden The Widow Of Malabar, The Upholsterer, A Divertisement No No No £241 1s 6d 51% N/A
23 Apr 1794 Covent Garden The Jealous Wife, True Blue, The Upholsterer, Hornpipe, Blow high, blow low, The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia No No Yes £384 17s 6d 29% N/A
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