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 %
04 May 1795 Drury Lane The Child Of Nature, The Old Maid, The Poor Soldier, In the dead of the night No No Yes £667 10s 6d 58% N/A
27 May 1796 Covent Garden The Old Maid, Every One has His Fault, Cymon, Black-Eyed Susan, The Group of Lovers No No Yes £234 5s N/A N/A
26 Oct 1797 Drury Lane Cheap Living, The Old Maid No No No £235 2s 54% N/A
28 Oct 1800 Drury Lane The Castle Spectre, The Old Maid, Actaeon and Diana No No No £218 4s 55% N/A
01 Nov 1800 Drury Lane The Stranger, The Old Maid, Actaeon and Diana No No No £326 12s 6d 56% N/A
14 Nov 1800 Drury Lane The Siege of Belgrade, The Old Maid, Robinson Cruosoe No No No £169 13s 38% N/A
08 Oct 1801 Drury Lane Artaxerxes, The Old Maid No No No £360 3s 6d 67% N/A
28 Nov 1801 Drury Lane The Duenna, The Old Maid No No No £459 17s 67% N/A
17 May 1802 Drury Lane The Tender Husband, The Old Maid No No Yes £639 15s 6d 60% N/A
29 May 1802 Drury Lane The Duenna, The Old Maid No No No £171 10s 6d 55% N/A
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