Bon Ton; or High Life Above Stairs (1775)

Author
David Garrick
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
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
£30,280 2s 6d £1,217 6s (4%) £29,062 16s 6d (96%)
1732 - 1809
£30,280 2s 6d - (100%) £1,217 6s (4%) £29,062 16s 6d (96%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
138 5 133
1732 - 1809
138 5 133
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
30 Nov 1776 Drury Lane Hamlet, Bon Ton No No No £106 11s 45% N/A
03 Feb 1777 Drury Lane Hamlet, Bon Ton No No No £155 6d 40% N/A
10 Feb 1777 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, Bon Ton, The Double Festival, The Triumph of Love No No No £217 16s 47% N/A
18 Feb 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Bon Ton, The Double Festival No No No £159 7s 38% N/A
05 Apr 1777 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Bon Ton, The Chaconne, The Savage Hunters No No Yes £183 1s 6d 50% N/A
18 Apr 1777 Drury Lane The Runaway, Bon Ton, The Irish Fair No No Yes £214 11s 39% N/A
23 Apr 1777 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife, Bon Ton, Louvre, Allemande, Minuet No No Yes £196 1s 6d 42% N/A
26 Apr 1777 Drury Lane Tamerlane, Bon Ton, The Chaconne, The Irish Fair, To Thee, Oh, Gentle Sleep No No Yes £217 6d 42% N/A
07 May 1777 Drury Lane The Tempest, Bon Ton, The Triumph of Love No Yes No £219 15s 6d 72% N/A
31 Oct 1777 Drury Lane Cymbeline, Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs, Masquerade Scene with Dancing, Rural Grace No No No £104 3s 6d 38% N/A
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