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 %
21 Nov 1797 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Sultan, A Trip to the Nore No No No £232 3s 51% N/A
01 Apr 1800 Drury Lane The Stranger, The Sultan, To Welcome Mirth and Harmless Glee, I Have a Silent Sorrow Here No No No £329 17s 6d 60% N/A
23 May 1800 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower, The Sultan, The Blue Bell of Scotland No No Yes £439 11s 6d 84% N/A
13 Jun 1800 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Sultan, Hornpipe, Laughing Song, Imitations, The Animated Statue No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1800 Drury Lane Douglas, The Sultan, Robinson Crusoe No No No £203 9s 6d 44% N/A
11 Dec 1800 Drury Lane King John; or, England Invaded, The Sultan No No No £206 43% N/A
28 Mar 1801 Drury Lane The Stranger, The Sultan No No No £412 5s 6d 56% N/A
19 May 1801 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Sultan No No Yes £653 19s 6d 63% N/A
17 Jun 1801 Drury Lane Love in a Village, Sultan, Scotch Ghost No No Yes £59 4s 6d N/A N/A
05 May 1802 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Sultan No No No £403 7s 6d 64% N/A
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