The Sultan; or A Peep into the Seraglio (1775)

Author
Isaac Bickerstaffe
Composer
Charles Dibdin
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£21,952 11s 6d £6,588 8s 6d (30%) £15,364 3s (70%)
1732 - 1809
£21,952 11s 6d - (100%) £6,588 8s 6d (30%) £15,364 3s (70%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
107 34 73
1732 - 1809
107 34 73
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Dec 1775 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio No No No £143 1s 6d N/A N/A
13 Dec 1775 Drury Lane Matilda, The Sultan Yes No No £178 1s N/A N/A
14 Dec 1775 Drury Lane Zara, The Sultan Yes No No £198 13s 6d N/A N/A
15 Dec 1775 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Sultan No No No £139 17s 6d N/A N/A
20 Dec 1775 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Sultan, The Sailors' Revels No No No £270 12s N/A N/A
21 Dec 1775 Drury Lane Braganza, The Sultan, The Sailors' Revels Yes No Yes £129 9s N/A N/A
14 Feb 1776 Drury Lane Rule A Wife, The Sultan, The Sailors' Revels No No No £270 6s N/A N/A
19 Feb 1776 Drury Lane The Runaway, The Sultan Yes No No £264 6s N/A N/A
27 Feb 1776 Drury Lane The Runaway, The Dance of The Savage Hunters, The Sultan, The Grand Garland Dance Yes No No £218 15s N/A N/A
04 Mar 1776 Drury Lane The Runaway, The Sultan Yes No No £253 18s 6d N/A N/A
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