Theatronomics

The Chapter of Accidents (1780)

Mainpiece

Comedy

Spoken Drama

First performed at the Haymarket. Based partly on Denis Diderot's 'Le Père de Famille' (1761).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
21 Apr 1784	Drury Lane	The Chapter Of Accidents, A Fete, Too Civil by Half, A Soldier for Me, The Minuet de la Cour, Allemande	No	No	Yes	£97 19s 6d	47%	N/A
03 May 1786	Covent Garden	The Chapter Of Accidents, The Nunnery, The Drunken Sailor Reclaimed	No	No	Yes	£303 14s 6d	47%	N/A
22 May 1786	Covent Garden	The Chapter Of Accidents, An Harmonic Jubilee, The Deserter	No	No	Yes	£182 11s	66%	N/A
17 Apr 1787	Covent Garden	The Chapter Of Accidents, Three Weeks after Marriage, The Wapping Landlady, Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners	No	No	Yes	£228 1s	50%	N/A
18 May 1787	Covent Garden	The Chapter Of Accidents, The Romp, A Dissertation on Hobby Horses	No	No	Yes	£172 15s	60%	N/A
31 May 1790	Covent Garden	The Chapter Of Accidents, Harlequin's Chaplet, Four and Twenty Fiddlers All on a Row	No	No	Yes	£382 16s 6d	58%	N/A
30 Apr 1791	Covent Garden	The Chapter Of Accidents, The Quaker, Ode of Shakespeare (Garrick)	No	No	Yes	£217 2s 6d	45%	N/A
02 Jun 1791	Covent Garden	The Chapter Of Accidents, Robin Hood	No	No	Yes	£376 12s 6d	19%	N/A
14 Feb 1793	Drury Lane	The Chapter Of Accidents, Tit for Tat	No	No	No	£201 1s 6d	37%	N/A
26 Apr 1793	Drury Lane	The Chapter Of Accidents, The Prize	No	No	No	£175 4s	39%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Drury Lane

The Chapter Of Accidents, A Fete, Too Civil by Half, A Soldier for Me, The Minuet de la Cour, Allemande