The Old Maid (1761)

Author
Arthur Murphy
Work Type
Afterpiece
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
£7,164 3s 6d £1,506 18s 6d (21%) £5,657 5s (79%)
1732 - 1809
£7,164 3s 6d - (100%) £1,506 18s 6d (21%) £5,657 5s (79%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
91 28 63
1732 - 1809
91 28 63
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
17 Oct 1772 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Old Maid Yes No No £171 8s 6d 49% N/A
08 Dec 1772 Drury Lane The Duel, The Old Maid No No No £241 4s 61% N/A
23 Dec 1772 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Old Maid Yes No No £264 64% N/A
19 Jan 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Old Maid No No No £262 7s 56% N/A
20 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Old Maid No No No £242 19s 6d 60% N/A
25 Jan 1777 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Old Maid, The Villagers No No No £273 4s 59% N/A
11 Feb 1777 Covent Garden Artaxerxes, The Old Maid, Rural Dance No No No £180 5s 52% N/A
30 Apr 1777 Covent Garden Know Your Own Mind, The Old Maid, The Serenade, The Humours of Leixlip No Yes No £243 9s 6d 81% N/A
26 Sep 1777 Covent Garden Love In A Village, The Old Maid, The Shepherds Wedding No No No £150 2s 6d 100% N/A
09 Oct 1778 Covent Garden Annette And Lubin, All in the Wrong, The Old Maid, The Merry Sailors No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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