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 %
12 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No No £200 12s 6d 70% N/A
13 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No No £209 8s 71% N/A
18 Dec 1783 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Poor Soldier No No No £129 8s 35% N/A
19 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1783 Covent Garden More Ways Than One, The Poor Soldier No No No £158 19s 49% N/A
26 Jan 1784 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, The Poor Soldier No No No £173 7s 6d 50% N/A
28 Jan 1784 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Poor Soldier No No No £310 17s 67% N/A
10 Feb 1784 Covent Garden The Shipwreck, The Poor Soldier No No No £180 17s 6d 40% N/A
19 Feb 1784 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, The Poor Soldier, The Rival Nymphs No No No £207 3s 6d 60% N/A
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