The Poor Soldier (1783)

Author
John O'Keeffe
Composer
William Shield
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£34,530 12s 6d £31,521 5s 6d (91.3%) £3,009 7s (8.7%)
1732 - 1809
£34,530 12s 6d - (100%) £31,521 5s 6d (91.3%) £3,009 7s (8.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
197 186 11
1732 - 1809
197 186 11
Notes
Adapted from O'Keeffe's 'The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St Patrick' (1777).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
04 Nov 1783 Covent Garden Tamerlane, The Poor Soldier, To thee, O, gentle sleep No No No £218 14s 63% N/A
05 Nov 1783 Covent Garden Tamerlane, The Poor Soldier, To thee, O, gentle sleep No No No £210 15s 42% N/A
07 Nov 1783 Covent Garden A Bold Stroke For A Husband, The Poor Soldier No No No £157 9s 43% N/A
08 Nov 1783 Covent Garden The Magic Picture, The Poor Soldier, Crown'd with conquest No No No £209 16s 58% N/A
12 Nov 1783 Covent Garden A Bold Stroke For A Husband, The Poor Soldier No Yes No £315 4s 6d 70% N/A
13 Nov 1783 Covent Garden Douglas, The Poor Soldier No No No £289 9s 71% N/A
14 Nov 1783 Covent Garden The Magic Picture, The Poor Soldier, Crown'd with conquest No No No £179 6d 60% N/A
15 Nov 1783 Covent Garden Douglas, The Poor Soldier No No No £291 7s 66% N/A
18 Nov 1783 Covent Garden The Magic Picture, The Poor Soldier, Crown'd with conquest No No No £177 6d 64% N/A
20 Nov 1783 Covent Garden Douglas, The Poor Soldier No No No £276 2s 6d 71% N/A
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