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 %
19 Mar 1789 Drury Lane Twelfth Night, The Sultan, Grand Dance No No No £172 12s 6d 40% N/A
02 Apr 1789 Covent Garden The Sultan, The Death of Captain Cook, Rosina, Grand Dance, Les Jalousies du Serail, Admete Yes No Yes £269 2s N/A N/A
02 May 1789 Covent Garden The Sultan, The Highland Reel, The Romp, The Piping Pedlar No No Yes £219 19s 49% N/A
19 Nov 1789 Covent Garden All In The Wrong, The Sultan, Grand Ballet of Action No No No £218 18s 6d 68% N/A
18 Feb 1790 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not Or The Kind Imposter, The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio, Grand Dance No No No £239 2s 6d 56% N/A
30 Sep 1790 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio, Grand Dance No No No £254 10s 100% N/A
23 Oct 1790 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Sultan No No No £188 14s 44% N/A
14 Nov 1791 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio, Grand Dance No No No £189 42% N/A
10 Dec 1791 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Sultan No No No £421 3s 6d 68% N/A
22 Dec 1791 Drury Lane The Heiress, The Sultan No No No £180 51% N/A
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