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 %
18 Jan 1788 Drury Lane The West Indian, Harlequin Junior No No No £128 16s 32% N/A
23 Jan 1788 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Midnight Hour No Yes No £317 6s 6d 65% N/A
05 Jun 1788 Drury Lane The West Indian, All the Worlds a Stage, The Comic Concert, Jack Tars Delight, The Devonshire Reel No No Yes £279 12s 6d 12% N/A
17 Sep 1788 Covent Garden The West Indian, Midas No No No £193 10s 6d 100% N/A
25 Oct 1788 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Doctor and the Apothecary No No No £182 13s 47% N/A
15 Nov 1788 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Doctor and the Apothecary No No No £120 5s 35% N/A
27 Nov 1788 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Doctor and the Apothecary No No No £63 12s 6d 30% N/A
05 Jan 1789 Drury Lane The West Indian, Robinson Crusoe No No No £132 9s 6d 32% N/A
20 Jan 1789 Drury Lane The West Indian, Robinson Crusoe No No No £129 13s 34% N/A
28 Jan 1789 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Doctor and the Apothecary No No No £125 3s 35% N/A
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