The Humourist; or Who's Who? (1785)

Author
James Cobb
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
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
£23,809 19s 4d £0 (0%) £23,809 19s 4d (100%)
1732 - 1809
£23,809 19s 4d - (100%) £0 (0%) £23,809 19s 4d (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
114 0 114
1732 - 1809
114 0 114
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 Apr 1785 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite, The Humourist or Who's Who, Comic Dance No No No £58 16s N/A N/A
28 Apr 1785 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Humourist No No No £88 6d N/A N/A
29 Apr 1785 Drury Lane Cymon, The Humourist No No No £71 2s N/A N/A
30 Apr 1785 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Humourist, Comic Dance No No Yes £327 9s 3d N/A N/A
02 May 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Humourist No No No £164 16s N/A N/A
04 May 1785 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Humourist No No No £228 16s 6d N/A N/A
07 May 1785 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Humourist, Comic Dance No No No £233 14s N/A N/A
14 May 1785 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Humourist, Comic Dance No No No £241 9s 6d N/A N/A
18 May 1785 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Humourist, Comic Dance No Yes No £295 14s N/A N/A
22 Sep 1785 Drury Lane Douglas, The Humourist or Who's Who?, The Provencalle No Yes No £303 13s 100% N/A
01 Oct 1785 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Humourist No No No £280 5s 6d 100% N/A
08 Oct 1785 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Humourist No No No £269 6s 6d 100% N/A
25 Oct 1785 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, The Humourist, The Market No No No £177 5s 6d 100% N/A
05 Nov 1785 Drury Lane Braganza, The Humourist No No No £225 8s 60% N/A
11 Nov 1785 Drury Lane Twelfth Night, The Humourist, The Market Day No No No £108 12s 44% N/A
19 Nov 1785 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Humourist No No No £210 12s 46% N/A
10 Dec 1785 Drury Lane The Strangers At Home, The Humourist, The Market Day No No Yes £234 13s N/A N/A
15 Dec 1785 Drury Lane The Strangers At Home, The Humourist, The Market Day No No Yes £181 1s 6d N/A N/A
17 Dec 1785 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Humourist No No No £162 3s 39% N/A
08 Feb 1786 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Humourist No No No £293 12s 6d 64% N/A
15 Feb 1786 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Humourist No No No £224 9s 6d 60% N/A
09 Mar 1786 Drury Lane The Captives, The Humourist No No No £222 1s 50% N/A
22 Apr 1786 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Humourist No No Yes £267 19s 6d 48% N/A
08 May 1786 Drury Lane A Trip To Scarborough, The Humourist, The Provencalle, Stand to Your Guns, My Hearts of Oak No No Yes £266 12s 6d 30% N/A
23 May 1786 Drury Lane The Lord Of The Manor, The Humourist, The Lucky Return No No Yes £235 1s 38% N/A
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