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
£26,933 17s £5,833 14s 6d (21.7%) £21,100 2s 6d (78.3%)
1732 - 1809
£26,933 17s - (100%) £5,833 14s 6d (21.7%) £21,100 2s 6d (78.3%)
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 %
20 Jan 1784 Drury Lane The West Indian, Harlequin Junior No No No £191 19s 57% N/A
16 Sep 1784 Drury Lane The West Indian, A Trip to Scotland, The Sportsmen's Return, Postillion Dance No No No £131 10s 6d 100% N/A
19 May 1785 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Sons of Anacreon, Rosina, Hornpipe, Tally Ho! No No Yes £268 14s 6d N/A N/A
05 Oct 1785 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Rehearsal No Yes No £328 11s 6d 100% N/A
13 Oct 1785 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Magic Cavern or Virtues Triumph No No No £206 4s 6d 73% N/A
04 Jan 1786 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Romp No No No £147 47% N/A
22 Feb 1786 Covent Garden The West Indian, Love in a Camp No No No £194 8s 45% N/A
31 May 1787 Drury Lane The West Indian, Who's the Dupe, Hornpipe, Highland Reel, Minuet de la Cour No No Yes £233 14s 6d 51% N/A
14 Nov 1787 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Farmer No No No £222 4s 47% N/A
08 Dec 1787 Drury Lane The West Indian, Who's the Dupe No No No £80 9s 31% N/A
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