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 %
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
18 Apr 1774 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Deserter Yes No No £245 8s 6d 65% N/A
06 May 1774 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Deserter Yes No No £261 11s 6d 82% N/A
11 Oct 1774 Drury Lane Alexander The Great, The Deserter No No No £178 7s 6d N/A N/A
17 Oct 1774 Drury Lane Electra, The Deserter No No No £163 11s N/A N/A
24 Oct 1774 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Deserter, The Irish Fair Yes No No £247 7s N/A N/A
21 Nov 1774 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Election, The Deserter No No No £153 4s N/A N/A
01 Dec 1774 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Deserter, The Sailors' Revels No No No £149 16s 6d N/A N/A
06 Dec 1774 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Deserter Yes No No £169 8s 6d N/A N/A
07 Dec 1774 Drury Lane The Chances, The Deserter No Yes No £270 4s N/A N/A
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