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 %
27 Jan 1778 Drury Lane The Battle Of Hastings, The Waterman No No No £179 3s 6d 44% N/A
13 Feb 1778 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman No No No £286 6s 55% N/A
28 Apr 1778 Drury Lane The Runaway, The Waterman, The Sailor's Revels, He's Aye Kissing Me, Tally Ho! No No Yes £288 10s 6d 51% N/A
08 May 1778 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Waterman, Minuet de la Cour, Double Hornpipe, The Irish Fair No No Yes £225 5s 6d 40% N/A
19 May 1778 Drury Lane The Rivals, The Waterman No No Yes £211 11s 6d 42% N/A
21 May 1778 Drury Lane George Barnwell, The Waterman, Hornpipe No No Yes £276 13s 64% N/A
22 Oct 1778 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman, The Force of Love No No No £206 5s N/A N/A
24 Nov 1778 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Waterman No No No £152 17s 6d N/A N/A
29 Apr 1780 Drury Lane Twelfth Night, Dr Last's Examination Before the College Of Physicians, The Waterman No No Yes £190 4s 6d 29% N/A
15 Feb 1781 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A la mode, The Waterman, The Shepherds Wedding No Yes No £239 12s 59% N/A
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