Mahomet the Impostor (1744)

Author
James Miller
Author
Voltaire
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
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
£3,868 17s £1,796 5s 6d (46.4%) £2,072 11s 6d (53.6%)
1732 - 1809
£3,868 17s - (100%) £1,796 5s 6d (46.4%) £2,072 11s 6d (53.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
39 12 27
1732 - 1809
39 12 27
Notes
Adapted from Voltaire's 'Mahomet' (1736).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Dec 1765 Drury Lane Mahomet, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Jan 1766 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Hermit No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1766 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Hermit No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1766 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Hermit Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Feb 1766 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Hermit No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 May 1766 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Devil to Pay, New Comic Dance, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Nov 1766 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Cunning Man No No No £100 5s 6d 37% N/A
08 Dec 1767 Covent Garden Mahomet, The Musical Lady, New Comic Dance No No No £126 14s 6d N/A N/A
04 May 1768 Covent Garden Mahomet, The Country Wife, The Merry Sailors No No Yes £248 6d N/A N/A
24 Oct 1768 Covent Garden Mahomet, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No No £186 3s N/A N/A
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