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 %
01 Mar 1783 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Bon Ton, Highland Reel, The Devonshire Minuet No No No £113 5s 6d 32% N/A
03 Apr 1783 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Bon Ton, Highland Reel No No Yes £278 3s 31% N/A
24 Apr 1783 Drury Lane The Revenge, Bon Ton No No Yes £258 6s 26% N/A
29 Apr 1783 Drury Lane The City Madam, Bon Ton, The Irish Fair No No Yes £143 18s 6d N/A N/A
26 Oct 1784 Drury Lane As You Like It, Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £129 10s N/A N/A
09 Nov 1784 Drury Lane The Tempest, Bon Ton, Dance of Spirits, Dance of Fantastic Spirits No No No £162 11s N/A N/A
17 Nov 1784 Drury Lane Zara, Bon Ton No Yes No £289 18s N/A N/A
26 Nov 1784 Drury Lane Cymon, Bon Ton, Dance of Cupids, Dance of Daemons No No No £125 2s 6d N/A N/A
05 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Bon Ton, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £140 12s N/A N/A
29 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The Maid Of Honour, Bon Ton No No No £192 5s N/A N/A
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