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 %
21 Dec 1804 Covent Garden The Cabinet, The Irishman in London No No No £203 10s 60% N/A
03 Jan 1805 Drury Lane Stranger, Old Harlequin's Fire-Side, The Irishman in London No No No £174 5s 6d 39% N/A
17 Jan 1805 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The United Britons, The Irishman in London No No No £185 4s 33% N/A
01 Feb 1805 Drury Lane The Honey Moon, The Irishman in London No No No £263 18s 6d 46% N/A
04 Mar 1805 Drury Lane Romeo and Juliet, The Irishman in London No No No £521 19s 62% N/A
15 Apr 1805 Drury Lane Pizarro, The United Britons, The Irishman in London No No No £275 2s 56% N/A
24 May 1805 Drury Lane The Irishman in London, Crazy Jane, Youth, Love, and Folly, Blanche, Queen of Castille; or, The Beautiful Milk-Maid No No Yes £564 17s 6d 72% N/A
15 Jun 1805 Drury Lane She Stoops to Conquer, The Irishman in London No No Yes £66 4s 6d N/A N/A
14 Sep 1805 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Irishman in London No No No £352 5s 100% N/A
11 Oct 1805 Drury Lane Othello, The Irishman in London No No No £123 17s 6d 24% N/A
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