Theatronomics

The Way to Keep Him (1760)

Afterpiece

Comedy

Spoken Drama

Extended to 5 acts from 3 on 17610110, became MP

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
31 Mar 1777	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, The Register Office, Harlequin's Invasion, The Irish Fair	No	No	Yes	£280 19s	37%	N/A
16 Apr 1777	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, All the Worlds a Stage	No	No	No	£121 14s	44%	N/A
15 Mar 1779	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, The Camp	No	No	Yes	£243 7s 6d	N/A	N/A
07 Jan 1780	Covent Garden	The Way To Keep Him, The Flitch of Bacon	No	No	No	£153	45%	N/A
15 Jan 1780	Covent Garden	The Way To Keep Him, The Flitch of Bacon	No	No	No	£123 2s 6d	33%	N/A
24 Apr 1781	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, The Camp, The Butterfly, Tally Ho!	No	No	Yes	£291 10s 6d	42%	N/A
18 Oct 1781	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, Robinson Crusoe	No	No	No	£170 3s 6d	63%	N/A
23 Oct 1781	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, Robinson Crusoe	No	No	No	£148 13s	63%	N/A
31 Oct 1781	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, The Gentle Shepherd	No	No	No	£202 12s	55%	N/A
09 Nov 1781	Drury Lane	The Way To Keep Him, The Gentle Shepherd	No	No	No	£219 6s 6d	59%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Drury Lane

The Way To Keep Him, The Register Office, Harlequin's Invasion, The Irish Fair