The Castle Spectre (1797)

Author
Matthew Gregory Lewis
Composer
Michael Kelly
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Romance
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
£28,968 1s 6d £556 9s (1.9%) £28,411 12s 6d (98.1%)
1732 - 1809
£28,968 1s 6d - (100%) £556 9s (1.9%) £28,411 12s 6d (98.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
106 2 104
1732 - 1809
106 2 104
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
04 Dec 1799 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, No Song No Supper No No No £188 18s 45% N/A
16 Jan 1800 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Lodoiska No No No £300 7s 49% N/A
01 Feb 1800 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Of Age To morrow No No No £264 17s 61% N/A
17 Feb 1800 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Of Age To morrow No No No £204 18s 37% N/A
22 Feb 1800 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Of Age To morrow No No No £180 2s 6d 41% N/A
25 Apr 1800 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, No Song No Supper No No No £206 14s 48% N/A
26 May 1800 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Of Age To morrow, The Scotch Ghost No No Yes £515 10s 40% N/A
02 Jun 1800 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, No Song No Supper, New Divertisement Ballet, The Lucky Escape No No Yes £328 9s 6d 65% N/A
09 Oct 1800 Drury Lane The Castle Spectre, The Indian No No No £299 5s 6d 100% N/A
28 Oct 1800 Drury Lane The Castle Spectre, The Old Maid, Actaeon and Diana No No No £218 4s 55% N/A
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