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 %
21 Oct 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Elopement Yes No No £200 4s 6d 55% N/A
01 Nov 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Institution of the Garter, Comic Dance No No No £165 7s 63% N/A
16 Nov 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Institution of the Garter Yes No No £185 3s 45% N/A
29 Nov 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Institution of the Garter Yes No No £171 10s 6d 54% N/A
07 Dec 1771 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Institution of the Garter No No No £156 16s 6d 47% N/A
04 Jan 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Witches No No No £208 1s 6d 56% N/A
17 Jan 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Witches No No No £226 5s 57% N/A
07 Feb 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Witches Yes No No £166 17s 54% N/A
24 Feb 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Institution of the Garter Yes No No £240 13s 50% N/A
24 Mar 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, A Peep behind the Curtain, A Comic Paraphrase or Shakespeares Seven Ages, Lincos Travels Yes No Yes £261 9s 6d 53% N/A
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