Cross Purposes (1772)

Author
William O'Brien
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£11,949 17s 9d £9,079 19s 9d (76%) £2,869 18s (24%)
1732 - 1809
£11,949 17s 9d - (100%) £9,079 19s 9d (76%) £2,869 18s (24%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
79 69 10
1732 - 1809
79 69 10
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 Sep 1776 Covent Garden News From Parnassus, The Beggar's Opera, Cross Purposes, Hornpipe, Country Dance No No No £279 6d 100% N/A
16 Oct 1776 Covent Garden All In The Wrong, Cross Purposes, Mirth and Jollity No Yes No £261 14s 6d 100% N/A
09 Dec 1776 Covent Garden Caractacus, Cross Purposes No No No £194 9s 52% N/A
05 Feb 1777 Covent Garden The West Indian, Cross Purposes, Pastoral Dance, The Villagers No Yes No £268 2s 63% N/A
09 May 1777 Covent Garden She Stoops To Conquer, Cross Purposes, Minuet de la Cour, Double Hornpipe, Allemande No No Yes £158 1s 18% N/A
22 May 1777 Covent Garden The Maid Of The Mill, Cross Purposes, The Serenade No No Yes £329 17s 16% N/A
20 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Cross Purposes, The Humours of New-Market, Hornpipe, The Poney Races No No No £287 16s 100% N/A
06 Nov 1777 Covent Garden The Orphan Of China, Cross Purposes, The Enchantress No No No £200 3s 44% N/A
02 Oct 1778 Covent Garden Annette And Lubin, The Busy Body, Cross Purposes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Dec 1778 Covent Garden Buthred, Cross Purposes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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