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 1758 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Upholsterer, Minuet Yes No Yes £200 N/A N/A
31 May 1758 Drury Lane Every Man In His Humour, The Upholsterer No No No £180 100% N/A
26 Mar 1759 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Upholsterer No No Yes £230 N/A N/A
11 Apr 1760 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Upholsterer No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Apr 1760 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Upholsterer, The Cow Keepers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jun 1761 Covent Garden Othello, The Upholsterer, Hornpipe Yes No Yes £79 15s 6d 100% N/A
26 Oct 1763 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Upholsterer, The Knife Grinders No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Oct 1763 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Upholsterer, The Knife Grinders No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Nov 1763 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Upholsterer, The Cudgelled Husband Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Nov 1763 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Upholsterer, The Knife Grinders No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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