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 %
29 Apr 1791 Covent Garden Wild Oats, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £244 10s N/A N/A
10 May 1791 Covent Garden National Prejudice, The Poor Soldier, Comic and Tragic Imitations No No Yes £313 3s 65% N/A
04 Jun 1791 Covent Garden Fontainbleau, The Poor Soldier, Had I a Heart for Falsehood No No Yes £147 9s 6d 15% N/A
19 Oct 1791 Covent Garden Wild Oats, The Poor Soldier No No No £234 18s 100% N/A
11 Nov 1791 Covent Garden Notoriety, The Poor Soldier No No No £225 9s 6d 57% N/A
23 Nov 1791 Covent Garden Notoriety, The Prussian Festival, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £195 6s N/A N/A
26 Jan 1792 Covent Garden Wild Oats, The Poor Soldier No No No £164 6s 6d 33% N/A
21 Feb 1792 Covent Garden The Road To Ruin, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £224 1s 6d N/A N/A
17 Mar 1792 Covent Garden The Road To Ruin, The Poor Soldier No No No £291 12s 43% N/A
27 Apr 1792 Covent Garden Wild Oats, The Poor Soldier No No No £132 6s 6d N/A N/A
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