The West Indian (1771)

Author
Richard Cumberland
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£21,839 13s 6d £4,899 7s 6d (22.4%) £16,940 6s (77.6%)
1732 - 1809
£21,839 13s 6d - (100%) £4,899 7s 6d (22.4%) £16,940 6s (77.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
171 36 135
1732 - 1809
171 36 135
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Jan 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, Daphne and Amintor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Jan 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, Miss in Her Teens No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, Thomas and Sally No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Jan 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, Polly Honeycomb No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Musical Lady No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Devil to Pay No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Ladies' Frolick No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Ladies' Frolick No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Feb 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Ghost No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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