High Life Below Stairs (1759)

Author
James Townley
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
£31,339 2s 3d £3,602 13s 6d (11.5%) £27,736 8s 9d (88.5%)
1732 - 1809
£31,339 2s 3d - (100%) £3,602 13s 6d (11.5%) £27,736 8s 9d (88.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
247 16 231
1732 - 1809
247 16 231
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Dec 1763 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, High Life below Stairs, The Provancalle No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Mar 1764 Drury Lane Tunbridge Walks, High Life below Stairs, The Provancalle Yes No Yes £242 6s N/A N/A
07 Apr 1764 Drury Lane The Orphan, High Life below Stairs, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £214 2s N/A N/A
25 Apr 1764 Drury Lane Oroonoko, High Life below Stairs, Dance of Slaves, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £166 10s N/A N/A
03 May 1764 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, High Life below Stairs, The Irish Lilt No Yes No £184 3s 6d N/A N/A
16 May 1764 Drury Lane Hamlet, High Life below Stairs, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Oct 1764 Drury Lane Jane Shore, High Life below Stairs, New Scaramouch No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Nov 1764 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife, High Life below Stairs, New Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Nov 1764 Drury Lane Tamerlane, High Life below Stairs, The Lamplighters No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Dec 1764 Drury Lane The Distressed Mother, High Life below Stairs, New Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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