The Flitch of Bacon (1778)

Author
Henry Bate Dudley
Composer
William Shield
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£9,356 2s 6d £7,719 17s 6d (82.5%) £1,636 5s (17.5%)
1732 - 1809
£9,356 2s 6d - (100%) £7,719 17s 6d (82.5%) £1,636 5s (17.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
64 52 12
1732 - 1809
64 52 12
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
09 May 1807 Covent Garden Henry the Eighth, Flitch of Bacon No No No £230 17s 61% N/A
19 Oct 1807 Covent Garden King Henry the Eighth, Flitch of Bacon No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Nov 1807 Covent Garden Winter's Tale, Flitch of Bacon No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Oct 1808 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, The Flitch of Bacon No No No £171 43% N/A
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