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 %
25 Nov 1774 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Druids No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Nov 1774 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Druids No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Dec 1774 Covent Garden The West Indian, Cross Purposes, Song of Guardian Angels, The Reel, Ellen Aroon No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Mar 1775 Drury Lane The West Indian, Harlequin's Jacket, Grand Provencalle Dance No No No £161 17s N/A N/A
19 May 1775 Drury Lane The West Indian, Tom Thumb, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes £194 12s N/A N/A
24 May 1775 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Englishman in Paris, The Enchantress No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Sep 1775 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Two Misers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1775 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Deuce Is in Him, The Gamesters No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
08 Apr 1776 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Jubilee Yes No Yes £83 13s N/A N/A
22 May 1776 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Padlock, The Pilgrim No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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