The Point at Herqui; or British Bravery Triumphant (1796)

Author
John Cartwright Cross
Composer
William Shield
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Interlude
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
£746 6s £746 6s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£746 6s - (100%) £746 6s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
5 5 0
1732 - 1809
5 5 0
Notes
Based on Sir Sydney Smith's successful assault on the French navy in the Bay of Herqui.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
15 Apr 1796 Covent Garden Inkle And Yarico, Three Weeks after Marriage, The Point at Herqui or British Bravery Triumphant, Negro Dance, Sweet Bird, Admiral Benbow, Irish Song, Loyal Song, Rondo, Rule Britannia, The Mid Watch, The Waiter, Tippy Bob, Ye Gentlemen of England No No Yes £384 11s 6d 42% 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
03 May 1796 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Catharine and Petruchio, The Point at Herqui, Negro Dance, Old Towler, Admiral Benbow, Hornpipe, Irish Song, Loyal Song, Rondo, Rule Britannia, The Waiter, Tippy Bob, Ye Gentlemen of England No No Yes £288 2s 6d 48% N/A
18 May 1796 Covent Garden Inkle And Yarico, Tom Thumb, The Point at Herqui, Negro Dance, Admiral Benbow, Irish Song, Loyal Song, Mad Bess, Rondo, Rule Britannia, The Gentlemen of England, The Waiter, Tippy Bob, Where is That Tow'ring Spirit Fled No No Yes £238 4s 37% N/A
01 Jun 1796 Covent Garden The Point At Herqui, The Dramatist, Oscar and Malvina, Negro Dance, Old Towler, Come Every Jovial Fellow, I Am a Jolly Gay Pedlar, O Ever in My Bosom Live, The Sea Storm No No Yes £423 2s 35% N/A

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