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 %
12 Nov 1805 Drury Lane The Cabinet, Nelson's Victory, The Irishman in London No No No £373 6s 6d 66% N/A
27 Mar 1806 Drury Lane The Castle Spectre, The Irishman in London No No No £417 6d 60% N/A
24 Apr 1806 Drury Lane The School for Friends, La Fille Sauvage; ou, Le Pouvoir de la Musique, The Irishman in London No No Yes £368 6s 6d 51% N/A
30 May 1806 Drury Lane The Honey Moon, The Fair Circassian, The Invisible Girl, The Irishman in London, When I was a Boy in my Father's Mud Edifice No No Yes £328 10s 72% N/A
23 Sep 1806 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Irishman in London No No No £382 18s 6d 100% N/A
04 Nov 1806 Drury Lane The Cabinet, The Irishman in London No No No £220 6s 63% N/A
17 Feb 1807 Drury Lane The Busy Body, Dance of Emily, The Irishman in London No No No £197 9s 36% N/A
21 Oct 1807 Drury Lane Love in a Village, The Irishman in London No No No £179 19s 6d N/A N/A
13 Feb 1808 Drury Lane Kais; or, Love in the Deserts, The Irishman in London No No No £234 2s N/A N/A
13 Jun 1808 Drury Lane Ways and Means, The Ghost Scene from Semiramide, Son Regina, The Marriage Secret, The Irishman in London, Hope Told a Flattering Tale No No Yes £683 14s 6d N/A N/A
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