The Waterman; or, The First of August (1774)

Author
Charles Dibdin
Composer
Charles Dibdin
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Ballad Opera/Burletta/Opera
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
£13,259 17s 6d £4,200 3s (31.7%) £9,059 14s 6d (68.3%)
1732 - 1809
£13,259 17s 6d - (100%) £4,200 3s (31.7%) £9,059 14s 6d (68.3%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
58 13 45
1732 - 1809
58 13 45
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Dec 1776 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Waterman, The Irish Fair No No Yes £165 37% N/A
24 Feb 1777 Drury Lane A Trip To Scarborough, The Waterman, The Triumph of Love No No No £229 7s 6d 51% N/A
14 May 1777 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman No No No £248 7s 85% N/A
27 May 1777 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman No No No £239 19s 6d 100% N/A
02 Jun 1777 Drury Lane A Bold Stroke For A Wife, The Waterman, The Irish Fair No No Yes £200 9s 6d 100% N/A
19 Nov 1777 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman No No No £269 7s 6d 64% N/A
26 Nov 1777 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman, Rural Grace No No No £265 1s 56% N/A
09 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman, Rural Grace No No No £256 2s 72% N/A
20 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The Roman Sacrifice, The Waterman No No Yes £69 19s N/A N/A
13 Jan 1778 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman, Rural Grace No No No £266 17s 6d 54% N/A
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