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 %
23 Dec 1784 Covent Garden Barbarossa, The Poor Soldier No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Feb 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Poor Soldier No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Feb 1785 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Poor Soldier No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1785 Covent Garden Phaedra And Hypolitus, The Poor Soldier No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Mar 1785 Covent Garden Douglas, The Poor Soldier, Pastoral Sports No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Apr 1785 Covent Garden Fashionable Levities, The Poor Soldier No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1785 Covent Garden Fashionable Levities, The Poor Soldier, Damon and Musidora No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1785 Covent Garden Othello, The Poor Soldier No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1785 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Poor Soldier No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Poor Soldier No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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