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 %
21 Nov 1783 Covent Garden The Magic Picture, The Poor Soldier, Crown'd with conquest No No No £147 12s 63% N/A
22 Nov 1783 Covent Garden Douglas, The Poor Soldier No No No £271 7s 47% N/A
27 Nov 1783 Covent Garden The Grecian Daughter, The Poor Soldier No No No £258 11s 74% N/A
28 Nov 1783 Covent Garden A Bold Stroke For A Husband, The Poor Soldier No No No £126 1s 57% N/A
29 Nov 1783 Covent Garden Douglas, The Poor Soldier No No No £184 17s 6d 42% N/A
02 Dec 1783 Covent Garden The Magic Picture, The Poor Soldier, Crown'd with conquest No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 Dec 1783 Covent Garden The Grecian Daughter, The Poor Soldier No No No £227 16s 69% N/A
08 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No No £219 6d 70% N/A
09 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No No £252 10s 46% N/A
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