The Dramatist; or, Stop Him Who Can (1793)

Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£18,056 17s 6d £17,011 16s (94.2%) £1,045 1s 6d (5.8%)
1732 - 1809
£18,056 17s 6d - (100%) £17,011 16s (94.2%) £1,045 1s 6d (5.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
73 71 2
1732 - 1809
73 71 2
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 Nov 1792 Covent Garden The Dramatist, Hartford Bridge, The Lucky Escape No No No £202 5s 6d N/A N/A
18 Oct 1793 Covent Garden The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can, The Deserter, Dermot and Kathlane, or The Irish Wedding No No No £218 12s 6d 100% N/A
18 Dec 1793 Covent Garden The Dramatist, Barataria or Sancho Turned Governor, Dermot and Kathlane No Yes No £491 19s 6d 100% N/A
23 Jan 1795 Covent Garden The Dramatist, Hercules and Omphale No No No £134 12s 50% N/A
08 Jun 1795 Covent Garden The Dramatist, Robin Hood, Old Towler, The Storm No No Yes £433 16s 6d 19% N/A
16 Sep 1795 Covent Garden Rose And Colin, The Dramatist, Netley Abbey No No No £231 4s 6d 100% N/A
30 Dec 1795 Covent Garden The Dramatist, Merry Sherwood No No No £289 3s 59% N/A
01 Jun 1796 Covent Garden The Point At Herqui, The Dramatist, Oscar and Malvina, Negro Dance, Old Towler, Come Every Jovial Fellow, I Am a Jolly Gay Pedlar, O Ever in My Bosom Live, The Sea Storm No No Yes £423 2s 35% N/A
23 Sep 1796 Covent Garden Annette And Lubin, The Dramatist, Hartford Bridge or The Skirts of the Camp No No No £215 3s 6d 100% N/A
20 Dec 1796 Covent Garden The Dramatist, Harlequin and Oberon No No No £174 15s 6d 56% N/A