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 %
26 Feb 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Mar 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Musical Lady No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Apr 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Chaplet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Apr 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Devil to Pay No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Apr 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Musical Lady, The Amusements of Strasburgh No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Elopement No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Elopement No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Padlock, The Allemande, The Shepherds Frolic Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Sep 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Chaplet No No No £202 10s 100% N/A
09 Oct 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, Harlequin's Invasion No Yes No £252 11s 57% N/A
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