The Son-in-Law (1779)

Author
John O'Keeffe
Composer
Samuel Arnold
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£4,279 7s 6d £1,992 19s 6d (46.6%) £2,286 8s (53.4%)
1732 - 1809
£4,279 7s 6d - (100%) £1,992 19s 6d (46.6%) £2,286 8s (53.4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
22 13 9
1732 - 1809
22 13 9
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
30 Apr 1781 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, A Fete, The Son in Law No No Yes £200 14s 66% N/A
05 Dec 1781 Covent Garden Much Ado About Nothing, The Son in Law, The Belle of the Village No No No £158 9s 6d 52% N/A
06 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, The Son in Law No No No £167 13s 53% N/A
08 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Son in Law, The Belle of the Village No No No £155 1s 52% N/A
11 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, The Son in Law, The Belle of the Village No No No £170 15s 6d 62% N/A
12 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The Man Of The World, The Son in Law No No No £191 4s 6d 48% N/A
14 Dec 1781 Covent Garden A New Way To Pay Old Debts, The Son in Law, St David's Day; or, The Village Revels No No No £156 13s 51% N/A
14 Jan 1784 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, The Son in Law No No No £154 19s 39% N/A
16 Jan 1784 Covent Garden King John, The Son in Law No No No £168 19s 6d 45% N/A
20 Jan 1784 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Rival Knights, The Son in Law No No No £142 19s 43% N/A
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