King Arthur; or, The British Worthy (1770)

Author
David Garrick
Composer
Thomas Augustine Arne
Composer
Henry Purcell
Author
John Dryden
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Occasional
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£2,047 13s 6d £0 (0%) £2,047 13s 6d (100%)
1732 - 1809
£2,047 13s 6d - (100%) £0 (0%) £2,047 13s 6d (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
35 0 35
1732 - 1809
35 0 35
Notes
Masque. Altered from John Dryden's 'King Arthur; or, The British Worthy' (1691),
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Oct 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur Or The British Worthy, Who's the Dupe? No No No £123 8s 6d N/A N/A
22 Oct 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Apprentice No No No £152 16s 55% N/A
24 Oct 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur, Catherine and Petruchio No No No £95 18s 30% N/A
26 Oct 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Citizen No No No £112 1s 53% N/A
08 Nov 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Gentle Shepherd No Yes No £263 1s 55% N/A
10 Nov 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Divorce No No No £207 3s 6d 61% N/A
16 Nov 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £205 62% N/A
11 Dec 1781 Drury Lane King Arthur, Catherine and Petruchio No No No £104 38% N/A
01 Jan 1782 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Critic No No No £104 3s 6d 35% N/A
29 Jan 1782 Drury Lane King Arthur, Lun's Ghost No No No £120 37% N/A
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