The Agreeable Surprise (1781)

Author
John O'Keeffe
Composer
Samuel Arnold
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
£4,662 6d £3,011 19s (64.6%) £1,650 1s 6d (35.4%)
1732 - 1809
£4,662 6d - (100%) £3,011 19s (64.6%) £1,650 1s 6d (35.4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
21 16 5
1732 - 1809
21 16 5
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Nov 1781 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, The Agreeable Surprise No No No £205 7s 6d 66% N/A
26 Nov 1781 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, The Agreeable Surprise No No No £214 9s 6d 55% N/A
27 Nov 1781 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, The Agreeable Surprise No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Nov 1781 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, The Agreeable Surprise No No No £188 12s N/A N/A
30 Nov 1781 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, The Agreeable Surprise No No No £152 4s 6d 49% N/A
01 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, The Agreeable Surprise No No No £182 12s 6d 55% N/A
18 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The Spanish Friar, The Agreeable Surprise No No No £175 9s 50% N/A
20 Dec 1781 Covent Garden Mourning Bride, Agreeable Surprise No No No £202 19s 6d 58% N/A
13 Jan 1784 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, The Agreeable Surprize No No No £192 14s 47% N/A
15 Jan 1784 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Agreeable Surprize No No No £195 4s 47% N/A
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