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 %
29 Oct 1773 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Fair No No No £136 1s 6d 44% N/A
26 Nov 1773 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Golden Pippin Yes No No £113 10s 41% N/A
18 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Padlock Yes No Yes £250 4s 49% N/A
11 Jan 1774 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Sylphs Yes No No £183 15s N/A N/A
29 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Genii No No No £183 19s 6d 42% N/A
11 Apr 1774 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Deserter, The Irish Fair, Linco's Travels Yes No Yes £166 4s 6d 49% N/A
09 May 1774 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Gentle Shepherd, Imitations, An Ode to Masonry, Judge Tycho's Sentence Yes No Yes £207 15s 61% N/A
17 May 1774 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Upholsterer, Comic Dance No No Yes £249 1s 33% N/A
14 Oct 1774 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Sylphs, The Vintage Festival No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1774 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Genii No No No £128 7s N/A N/A
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