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Poor Vulcan! (1778)

Afterpiece

Ballad Opera/Burletta/Opera

Musical

Based on Peter Anthony Motteux's 'The Loves of Mars and Venus'.

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
05 Dec 1785	Covent Garden	King Richard III, Poor Vulcan	No	No	No	£147 1s 6d	36%	N/A
06 Dec 1785	Covent Garden	The Orphan, Poor Vulcan	No	No	No	£211 2s 6d	57%	N/A
03 Feb 1786	Covent Garden	The Distress'd Mother, Poor Vulcan, Leap Year	No	No	No	£195 5s 6d	47%	N/A
30 May 1786	Covent Garden	Oroonoko, Poor Vulcan, Rural Merriment	No	No	Yes	£278 1s 6d	10%	N/A
22 Nov 1786	Covent Garden	The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, Poor Vulcan	No	No	No	£215 16s	50%	N/A
22 Dec 1786	Covent Garden	Eloisa, Poor Vulcan, Dotage, or The Natural Mistake	No	No	Yes	£121 6s 6d	N/A	N/A
26 Sep 1787	Covent Garden	He Would Be A Soldier, Poor Vulcan, Leap Year or A New Way of Wooing	No	No	No	£167 8s	100%	N/A
12 Apr 1788	Covent Garden	The Ton, Poor Vulcan	No	No	Yes	£181 13s	N/A	N/A
07 May 1788	Covent Garden	Such Things Are, Poor Vulcan, The Wapping Landlady	No	No	Yes	£181 19s 6d	60%	N/A
02 Jun 1788	Covent Garden	The Duenna, Poor Vulcan	No	No	Yes	£123 17s 6d	35%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

King Richard III, Poor Vulcan