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 %
31 Oct 1768 Covent Garden Mahomet, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No No £175 17s 6d N/A N/A
06 May 1771 Covent Garden Mahomet, Love a la Mode, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1772 Covent Garden Mahomet, Harlequin Skeleton No No No £148 19s 6d 39% N/A
08 Feb 1772 Covent Garden Mahomet, Harlequin Skeleton Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Feb 1772 Covent Garden Mahomet, Harlequin Skeleton with Alterations and Two Additional Scenes Yes No No £176 47% N/A
19 Apr 1776 Drury Lane Mahomet, Bon Ton, The Savage Hunters No No Yes £63 6d N/A N/A
11 Nov 1778 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Camp No No No £165 18s N/A N/A
13 Nov 1778 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Camp No No No £155 18s N/A N/A
17 Nov 1778 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Camp No No No £135 12s N/A N/A
14 Dec 1778 Drury Lane Mahomet, The Camp No No No £153 16s 6d N/A N/A
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