The Deserter (1773)

Composer
Charles Dibdin
Composer
Pierre Monsigny
Composer
François-André Danican Philidor
Author
Charles Dibdin
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£30,415 16s £2,875 2s 6d (9.5%) £27,540 13s 6d (90.5%)
1732 - 1809
£30,415 16s - (100%) £2,875 2s 6d (9.5%) £27,540 13s 6d (90.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
172 21 151
1732 - 1809
172 21 151
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
17 Dec 1787 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Deserter No No No £128 17s 6d 46% N/A
18 Dec 1787 Drury Lane Julia, The Deserter No No No £152 19s 6d 50% N/A
22 Dec 1787 Drury Lane Julia, The Deserter No No No £153 14s 39% N/A
01 Jan 1788 Drury Lane Julia, The Deserter No No Yes £157 12s N/A N/A
21 Jan 1788 Drury Lane King Lear, The Deserter No No Yes £343 12s 6d 41% N/A
05 Feb 1788 Drury Lane The Fate Of Sparta, The Deserter No No Yes £212 18s 51% N/A
16 Feb 1788 Drury Lane The Fate Of Sparta, The Deserter No No No £169 9s 6d 43% N/A
08 Mar 1788 Drury Lane King Lear, The Deserter No No No £195 18s 46% N/A
23 Apr 1788 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Deserter No No Yes £261 8s 53% N/A
17 May 1788 Covent Garden The Grecian Daughter, The Deserter No No Yes £236 10s 6d N/A N/A
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