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The Poor Soldier (1783)

Afterpiece

Comedy

Musical

Adapted from O'Keeffe's 'The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St Patrick' (1777).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
25 Apr 1787	Covent Garden	The Brothers, The Poor Soldier, Leap Year	No	No	Yes	£303 7s	35%	N/A
04 May 1787	Covent Garden	The Belle's Stratagem, The Poor Soldier, The Indian's Ransom	No	No	Yes	£209 11s	67%	N/A
23 May 1787	Covent Garden	The Suspicious Husband, The Poor Soldier, The Wapping Landlady	No	No	Yes	£222 14s	63%	N/A
31 May 1787	Covent Garden	A Bold Stroke For A Wife, The Poor Soldier	No	No	Yes	£323 16s 6d	49%	N/A
08 Jun 1787	Covent Garden	The Midnight Hour, The Poor Soldier, The Cheats of Scapin	No	No	No	£104 9s	76%	N/A
17 Sep 1787	Covent Garden	The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Poor Soldier	No	No	No	£213 6s 6d	100%	N/A
11 Oct 1787	Covent Garden	The Midnight Hour, The Poor Soldier, Bonds without Judgement or The Loves of Bengal	No	No	No	£126 16s 6d	33%	N/A
18 Dec 1787	Covent Garden	The Hypocrite, The Poor Soldier	No	No	No	£151 7s 6d	50%	N/A
28 Mar 1788	Covent Garden	The Rivals, The Poor Soldier, The Italian Bakers	No	No	Yes	£260 18s 6d	61%	N/A
11 Apr 1788	Covent Garden	The Poor Soldier, The Winter's Tale, Tom Thumb, Four and Twenty Fidlers, Come Come My Good Shepherds	No	No	Yes	£260 17s	52%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Brothers, The Poor Soldier, Leap Year