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 %
31 Jan 1784 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Deserter No No No £259 17s 55% N/A
06 Mar 1784 Drury Lane The Countess Of Salisbury, The Deserter No No No £275 6d 50% N/A
25 Mar 1784 Drury Lane Isabella, The Deserter, The Jovial Sailors No No Yes £321 3s 38% N/A
16 Nov 1784 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Deserter No No No £270 18s N/A N/A
29 Dec 1784 Drury Lane The Natural Son, The Deserter No No Yes £147 15s N/A N/A
25 Apr 1785 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, The Deserter, The Fancy Races, Tantivy, the Welkin Resounds, The New Blown Rose No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1785 Drury Lane The Sons Of Anacreon, The Confederacy, The Deserter No No Yes £298 6s N/A N/A
18 May 1785 Covent Garden A New Way To Pay Old Debts, The Deserter, Minuet de la Cour, Alas Poor Sue, The Wapping Landlady or Jack in Distress No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Oct 1785 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Deserter No No No £290 14s 6d 100% N/A
08 Nov 1785 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Deserter No No No £219 6s 6d 46% N/A
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