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 %
20 Mar 1779 Covent Garden A New Prelude And Prologue, Calypso, Cross Purposes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 May 1779 Covent Garden The Duenna, Cross Purposes, The Sports of the Green No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Sep 1779 Covent Garden The Duenna, Cross Purposes, The Dockyard No No No £203 6d 100% N/A
22 Feb 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Cross Purposes No No No £213 19s 61% N/A
02 Nov 1782 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, Cross Purposes No No No £166 2s 6d 65% N/A
28 Jan 1783 Covent Garden The Mysterious Husband, Cross Purposes, The Belle of the Village No No No £275 9s 50% N/A
10 Oct 1783 Covent Garden Lionel And Clarissa, The Rival Knights, Cross Purposes No No No £197 7s 100% N/A
23 Jan 1784 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Rival Knights, Cross Purposes No No No £301 12s 6d 67% N/A
17 Sep 1784 Covent Garden As You Like It, Cross Purposes, The Belle of the Village No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1789 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower, Cross Purposes No No No £214 2s 6d 60% N/A
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