O Why to be Happy ()

Composer
William Shield
Work Type
N/A
Genre
Song
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£1,406 11s 6d £1,406 11s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£1,406 11s 6d - (100%) £1,406 11s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
8 8 0
1732 - 1809
8 8 0
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
28 Apr 1795 Covent Garden The Woodman, The Naval Volunteers or Britain's Bulwark, Catharine and Petruchio, Hornpipe, O why to be happy, Blow high, blow low, Old Towler, Our Laws, Constitutions, and King, Rule Britannia, The Death of Admiral Benbow, The Land of Potatoes, The Little Sailor Boy, The Storm, To Gentlemen of England No No Yes £467 12s 6d 49% N/A
07 May 1795 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, The Naval Volunteers, Lovers' Quarrels, Hornpipe, O why to be happy, Blow high, blow low, Our Laws, Constitutions, and King, Rule Britannia, The Death of Admiral Benbow, The Storm, To Gentlemen of England No No Yes £187 6d 38% N/A
14 Mar 1796 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, High Life below Stairs, My Mother Had a Maid Called Barbara, O Why to be Happy, Where is That Tow'ring Spirit Fled, Ye Gentlemen of England No No Yes £498 5s 55% N/A
12 Apr 1796 Covent Garden The Travellers In Switzerland, The Follies of a Day, Arrived at Portsmouth, The Savoyard, The Sea Storm, Here We Laugh and Work Together, O Why to be Happy, Old Towler, Rule Britannia, The Seaman Who of Wars May Tell, We've Bade the Restless Seas Adieu, When Love was a Stranger, With Pride We Steer'd for England's Coast, With Rosabel What Joy to Stray No No Yes £485 12s 51% N/A
20 Apr 1796 Covent Garden Every One Has His Fault, Arrived at Portsmouth, The Maid of the Oaks, We've Bade the Restless Seas Adieu, Here We Laugh and Work Together, O Why to be Happy, Rule Brittania, The Seaman Who of Wars May Tell, When Love was a Stranger, With Pride We Steer's for England's Coast, With Rosabel What Joy to Stray No No Yes £377 15s 6d 43% N/A
12 May 1796 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Arrived at Portsmouth, The Irish Mimick, Hunting Song, Hearts of Oak, Here We Laugh and Work Together, O Why to be Happy, Old Towler, We've Bade the Restless Seas Adieu, When Love was a Stranger, With Pride We Steer'd for England's Coast No No Yes £219 12s 6d 30% N/A
28 May 1796 Covent Garden Such Things Are, Arrived at Portsmouth, Rosina, Highland Festivity, We've Bade the Restless Seas Adieu, Here We Laugh and Work Together, O Why to be Happy, Rule Brittania, The Seaman Who of Wars May Tell, When Love was a Stranger, With Pride We Steer's for England's Coast, With Rosabel What Joy to Stray No No Yes £236 2s 6d 39% N/A
11 May 1797 Covent Garden Abroad And At Home, The Surrender of Trinidad or Safe Moord at Last, The Irishman in London, The Storm, Beauty At Her Levee, Black-Eyed Susan, Bravura Song, Jack At the Windlass, Negro Song, Oh Why to be Happy, Rule Britannia, The Row, The Wolf No No Yes £359 14s 50% N/A

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