The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee (1762)

Author
James Love
Composer
Walter Clagget
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Pantomime
Performance Medium
Dance
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
£6,814 9s £302 4s 6d (4.4%) £6,512 4s 6d (95.6%)
1732 - 1809
£6,814 9s - (100%) £302 4s 6d (4.4%) £6,512 4s 6d (95.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
106 2 104
1732 - 1809
106 2 104
Notes
Later revived by Garrick as 'The Witches; or, A Trip to Naples'.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
18 Apr 1765 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Witches, New Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1765 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Witches, Double Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Sep 1765 Drury Lane All In The Wrong, The Witches or Harlequin Cherokee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Sep 1765 Drury Lane The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Sep 1765 Drury Lane The London Merchant, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Way To Keep Him, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Mar 1766 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Witches No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1771 Drury Lane The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The Witches or A Trip to Naples No No No £235 12s 6d 59% N/A
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