The Positive Man (1782)

Author
John O'Keeffe
Composer
Michael Arne
Composer
William Shield
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
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
£6,880 17s £6,880 17s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£6,880 17s - (100%) £6,880 17s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
34 34 0
1732 - 1809
34 34 0
Notes
Altered from O'Keeffe's 'The She Gallant' (Smock Alley, 1767 and Haymarket, 1779).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
25 May 1797 Covent Garden Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are, The Positive Man No No Yes £305 15s 6d 24% N/A
14 Apr 1801 Covent Garden Fontainbleau, The Positive Man No No Yes £694 19s 53% N/A
06 Apr 1805 Covent Garden Laugh When You Can, The Positive Man No No Yes £395 15s 33% N/A
31 May 1806 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Positive Man No No Yes £408 16s N/A N/A
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