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 Apr 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The What Dye Call It, Hornpipe, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes £246 19s 6d 53% N/A
28 Apr 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, Harlequin's Invasion No No Yes £195 6s 59% N/A
16 May 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Elopement No No Yes £232 18s 6d 59% N/A
01 Jun 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Padlock, Hornpipe No No Yes £213 1s 6d 28% N/A
26 Sep 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Padlock No No No £205 16s 6d 100% N/A
25 Nov 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Elopement Yes No No £156 11s 6d 47% N/A
09 Dec 1772 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Witches No No No £140 11s 40% N/A
07 Jan 1773 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Pigmy Revels No No No £195 3s 58% N/A
28 Jan 1773 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Pigmy Revels No No No £189 16s 56% N/A
12 Feb 1773 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Pigmy Revels No No No £172 4s 52% N/A
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