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 %
16 Nov 1797 Covent Garden Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are, The Poor Soldier No No No £106 6d 31% N/A
01 Feb 1798 Covent Garden Secrets Worth Knowing, The Poor Soldier No No No £191 13s 35% N/A
14 Apr 1798 Covent Garden The Raft, Secrets Worth Knowing, The Poor Soldier No No No £87 14s 6d 25% N/A
19 May 1798 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £307 17s 15% N/A
22 Jan 1799 Covent Garden The Votary Of Wealth, The Poor Soldier No No No £207 2s 35% N/A
01 May 1799 Covent Garden What Is She, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £176 2s N/A N/A
30 Sep 1799 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Poor Soldier No No No £335 17s 100% N/A
05 Nov 1799 Covent Garden Management, The Poor Soldier No No No £207 14s 60% N/A
20 Dec 1799 Covent Garden Management, The Poor Soldier No No No £67 19s 6d 17% N/A
07 Feb 1800 Covent Garden Joanna, The Poor Soldier No No No £156 28% N/A
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