The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African (1792)

Author
William Macready
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
£21,822 8s £12,665 8s 6d (58%) £9,156 19s 6d (42%)
1732 - 1809
£21,822 8s - (100%) £12,665 8s 6d (58%) £9,156 19s 6d (42%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
74 45 29
1732 - 1809
74 45 29
Notes
Based partly on The Intriguing Footman (anon).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
06 Apr 1793 Covent Garden The Armourer, The Irishman in London No No No £175 4s 6d 49% N/A
12 Apr 1793 Covent Garden Wild Oats, The Relief of Williamstadt, The Irishman in London No No No £207 18s 6d 52% N/A
09 May 1793 Covent Garden How To Grow Rich, The Relief of Williamstadt, The Irishman in London No No No £239 66% N/A
04 Jun 1793 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, The Irishman in London No No Yes £373 10s 55% N/A
25 Sep 1793 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, The Irishman in London No No No £295 6d 100% N/A
01 Mar 1794 Covent Garden The Travellers In Switzerland, The Irishman In London, The Savoyard No No No £343 18s 100% N/A
22 Mar 1794 Covent Garden The Travellers In Switzerland, The Irishman In London, The Savoyard No No No £242 16s 100% N/A
05 Apr 1794 Covent Garden Fontainville Forest, The Irishman In London No No Yes £294 19s 6d N/A N/A
05 May 1794 Covent Garden The Travellers In Switzerland, The Irishman In London, The Savoyard No Yes No £304 15s 6d 42% N/A
23 May 1794 Covent Garden The Gentle Shepherd, Lovers' Quarrels, The Irishman In London, Highland Reel, What Shall He Have That Killed the Deer, Planxty Descriptive of Ireland, The New Mariners, Water Parted from the Sea, Where the Bee Sucks, Ye Spotted Snakes No No Yes £274 3s 27% N/A
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