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 %
07 Nov 1787 Drury Lane The Heiress, The Sultan No No No £124 3s 39% N/A
12 Nov 1787 Drury Lane The New Peerage, The Sultan No No No £179 15s 6d 54% N/A
19 Nov 1787 Drury Lane The New Peerage, The Sultan No No Yes £94 14s N/A N/A
16 Apr 1788 Drury Lane A Trip To Scarborough, The Sultan No No No £161 8s 50% N/A
13 May 1788 Drury Lane The Regent, The Sultan No No No £231 7s 65% N/A
18 Sep 1788 Drury Lane The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee, The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio, The Conjugal Frolick No No No £201 1s 6d 100% N/A
19 Nov 1788 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Sultan, Grand Dance No No No £207 18s 6d 57% N/A
10 Dec 1788 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Sultan, Grand Dance No No No £150 13s 6d 41% N/A
19 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, The Sultan, Fortune's Favor, or The Lovers Lottery No No No £187 13s 6d 68% N/A
02 Mar 1789 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Sultan, Grand Dance No No No £203 9s 58% N/A
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