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
£41,138 £37,111 3s (90.2%) £4,026 17s (9.8%)
1732 - 1809
£41,138 - (100%) £37,111 3s (90.2%) £4,026 17s (9.8%)
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 %
18 Apr 1788 Covent Garden Othello, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £184 9s 6d 47% N/A
03 May 1788 Covent Garden The Poor Soldier, The Winter's Tale, Love in a Camp, Come Come My Good Shepherds No No Yes £201 7s 31% N/A
19 May 1788 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £374 19s 57% N/A
21 May 1788 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, The Poor Soldier, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £154 4s 61% N/A
31 May 1788 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £162 10s 6d 28% N/A
19 Sep 1788 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The Poor Soldier No No No £200 3s 100% N/A
10 Oct 1788 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, The Poor Soldier, Fortune's Favor, or The Lovers Lottery No No No £195 4s 100% N/A
29 Oct 1788 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Poor Soldier No No No £185 19s 6d 100% N/A
21 Nov 1788 Covent Garden All In The Wrong, The Poor Soldier No No No £119 11s 44% N/A
02 Dec 1788 Covent Garden The Child Of Nature, The Poor Soldier, Mirth by Moonshine No No No £160 3s 6d 42% N/A
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