The Toy (1788)

Author
John O'Keeffe
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
£2,301 17s 6d £2,301 17s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£2,301 17s 6d - (100%) £2,301 17s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
12 12 0
1732 - 1809
12 12 0
Notes
Altered by O'Keeffe to 'The Lie of the Day' (1796).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
03 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, Aladin No No No £204 11s 6d 47% N/A
04 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, The Prophet No No No £200 14s 6d 56% N/A
05 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, The Prophet No No No £230 7s 100% N/A
06 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, The Nunnery No No No £193 6s 6d 55% N/A
10 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, The Prophet No No No £198 3s 6d 50% N/A
12 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, The Prophet No No No £215 17s 68% N/A
14 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, Marian No No No £204 4s 6d 49% N/A
16 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, Midas, Mirth by Moonshine No No No £224 16s 6d 56% N/A
19 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, The Sultan, Fortune's Favor, or The Lovers Lottery No No No £187 13s 6d 68% N/A
02 Mar 1789 Covent Garden The Toy, Hide and Seek, Fortune's Favor, or The Lovers Lottery No No No £147 42% N/A
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