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 %
06 May 1794 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Sailor's Festival, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £316 11s 6d 32% N/A
19 Sep 1794 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, The Poor Soldier No No No £191 7s 100% N/A
07 Feb 1795 Covent Garden The Mysteries Of The Castle, The Poor Soldier No No No £146 2s 59% N/A
04 May 1795 Drury Lane The Child Of Nature, The Old Maid, The Poor Soldier, In the dead of the night No No Yes £667 10s 6d 58% N/A
06 Jun 1795 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Irish Widow, A Masque In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795, The Poor Soldier, Grand Dance, The Richmond Primrose Girl No No Yes £204 5s 57% N/A
18 Sep 1795 Covent Garden The Bank Note Or A Lesson For The Ladies, The Poor Soldier No No No £175 3s 6d 100% N/A
23 Jan 1796 Covent Garden The Way To Get Married, The Poor Soldier No No No £281 14s 6d 34% N/A
30 Sep 1796 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Poor Soldier No No No £281 17s 100% N/A
07 Jun 1797 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, Sylvester Daggerwood, The Poor Soldier, The Waggoner No No Yes £359 5s 64% N/A
27 Sep 1797 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Poor Soldier No No No £236 100% N/A
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