The Irish Mimick; or Blunders at Brighton (1795)

Author
John O'Keeffe
Composer
William Shield
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Drama/entertainment
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£8,520 £8,520 (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£8,520 - (100%) £8,520 (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
31 31 0
1732 - 1809
31 31 0
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
28 Nov 1795 Covent Garden Speculation, The Irish Mimick, Highland Festivity No No No £204 2s 45% N/A
03 Dec 1795 Covent Garden Speculation, The Irish Mimick, Highland Festivity No No No £207 10s 48% N/A
08 Dec 1795 Covent Garden Speculation, The Irish Mimick, Highland Festivity No No No £134 32% N/A
22 Apr 1796 Covent Garden The Comedy Of Errors, The Irish Mimick, Lovers' Quarrels, The Point at Herqui, Negro Dance, The Mid Watch, Irish Song, Loyal Song, Rondo, Rule Britannia, The Waiter, Tippy Bob, Ye Gentlemen of England No No Yes £454 11s 6d 41% N/A
12 May 1796 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Arrived at Portsmouth, The Irish Mimick, Hunting Song, Hearts of Oak, Here We Laugh and Work Together, O Why to be Happy, Old Towler, We've Bade the Restless Seas Adieu, When Love was a Stranger, With Pride We Steer'd for England's Coast No No Yes £219 12s 6d 30% N/A
06 Jun 1796 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Irish Mimick, Scotch Reel No No Yes £420 19s 6d 15% N/A
29 Oct 1796 Covent Garden Fortune's Fool, The Irish Mimick or Blunders at Brighton No No No £229 2s 6d 41% N/A
20 Feb 1797 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Bantry Bay, The Irish Mimick No Yes No £484 19s 66% N/A
22 Nov 1797 Covent Garden The Jealous Wife, The Irish Mimick or Blunders at Brighton No Yes No £483 2s 76% N/A
03 Feb 1798 Covent Garden Secrets Worth Knowing, The Irish Mimick No No No £147 19s 6d 31% N/A
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