The Absent Man (1768)

Author
Isaac Bickerstaffe
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
£1,331 17s £392 6s 6d (29.5%) £939 10s 6d (70.5%)
1732 - 1809
£1,331 17s - (100%) £392 6s 6d (29.5%) £939 10s 6d (70.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
15 1 14
1732 - 1809
15 1 14
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Mar 1772 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Absent Man No No No £266 7s 54% N/A
16 Mar 1772 Drury Lane Grecian Daughter, The Absent Man No No Yes £264 17s 6d N/A N/A
26 May 1772 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Absent Man, The Drunken Peasant Yes No Yes £200 13s 6d 60% N/A
29 Mar 1784 Drury Lane A Trip To Scarborough, The Absent Man, The Sportmen's Return No No Yes £207 12s 6d 33% N/A
28 Mar 1795 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The British Recruit, The Absent Man, The Mid Watch, Tho' Hurricanes Rattle, Tho' Tempests Appear No No Yes £392 6s 6d 37% N/A
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