The Forty Thieves (1806)

Author
George Colman, the younger
Author
Charles Ward
Author
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Composer
Michael Kelly
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Drama/entertainment
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
£16,649 7s 6d £0 (0%) £16,649 7s 6d (100%)
1732 - 1809
£16,649 7s 6d - (100%) £0 (0%) £16,649 7s 6d (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
50 0 50
1732 - 1809
50 0 50
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
16 May 1806 Drury Lane The Soldier's Daughter, The Forty Thieves No No No £337 12s N/A N/A
20 May 1806 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Forty Thieves No No No £296 8s 66% N/A
27 May 1806 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Forty Thieves No No No £324 15s 6d 78% N/A
29 May 1806 Drury Lane The Busy Body, The Forty Thieves No No No £262 6d 61% N/A
02 Jun 1806 Drury Lane The Iron Chest, Paul and Virginia, The Forty Thieves No No Yes £616 6s 59% N/A
04 Oct 1806 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife, The Forty Thieves No No No £381 7s 6d 100% N/A
06 Oct 1806 Drury Lane The Honey Moon, The Forty Thieves No No No £309 3s 6d 42% N/A
07 Oct 1806 Drury Lane The Rivals, The Forty Thieves No No No £277 5s 6d 100% N/A
09 Oct 1806 Drury Lane As you Like It, The Forty Thieves No No No £260 8s 44% N/A
11 Oct 1806 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Forty Thieves No No No £327 1s 100% N/A
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