The Wise Man of the East (1799)

Work Type
Mainpiece
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
£3,340 3s 6d £3,340 3s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£3,340 3s 6d - (100%) £3,340 3s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
14 14 0
1732 - 1809
14 14 0
Notes
Translated and adapted from August von Kotzebue's 'Das Schreibepult' (1799).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
18 Dec 1799 Covent Garden The Wise Man Of The East, The Jew and the Doctor No Yes No £261 18s 6d 38% N/A
28 Dec 1799 Covent Garden The Wise Man Of The East, The Volcano No No No £335 12s 6d 44% N/A
02 Jan 1800 Covent Garden The Wise Man Of The East, The Volcano No No No £173 9s 50% N/A
15 Jan 1800 Covent Garden The Wise Man Of The East, The Volcano No Yes No £418 2s 6d 64% N/A