Theatronomics

The Positive Man (1782)

Afterpiece

Farce

Spoken Drama

Altered from O'Keeffe's 'The She Gallant' (Smock Alley, 1767 and Haymarket, 1779).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
11 Dec 1782	Covent Garden	The Castle Of Andalusia, The Positive Man, Diversion a la Mode, The Minuet de la Cour	No	No	No	£220 6s 6d	63%	N/A
14 Jan 1783	Covent Garden	The Castle Of Andalusia, The Positive Man, Damon and Musidora	No	No	No	£192 12s	41%	N/A
20 Feb 1783	Covent Garden	The Castle Of Andalusia, The Positive Man	No	No	No	£180 4s 6d	58%	N/A
19 Nov 1783	Covent Garden	The Castle Of Andalusia, The Positive Man, The Rival Nymphs	No	No	No	£212 16s 6d	42%	N/A
19 Jan 1784	Covent Garden	Romeo And Juliet, The Rival Knights, The Positive Man, Minuet, Dirge	No	No	No	£174 10s 6d	41%	N/A
22 Sep 1784	Covent Garden	Love In A Village, The Positive Man, Pastoral Sports	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
13 Oct 1784	Covent Garden	The Hypocrite, The Positive Man, The Belle of the Village, The Charms of the Camp, or The Female Volunteer	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
21 Oct 1784	Covent Garden	The Hypocrite, The Positive Man, The Charms of the Camp, or The Female Volunteer	No	Yes	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
06 Dec 1784	Covent Garden	Romeo And Juliet, The Positive Man, Solemn Dirge	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
09 Feb 1788	Covent Garden	The Duenna, The Positive Man, Leap Year	No	No	No	£230 14s 6d	58%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Castle Of Andalusia, The Positive Man, Diversion a la Mode, The Minuet de la Cour