Alfred, A Masque (1751)

Author
James Thomson
Author
David Mallet
Composer
Thomas Augustine Arne
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Occasional
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
£2,803 5s 6d £333 15s (11.9%) £2,469 10s 6d (88.1%)
1732 - 1809
£2,803 5s 6d - (100%) £333 15s (11.9%) £2,469 10s 6d (88.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
25 1 24
1732 - 1809
25 1 24
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Apr 1751 Drury Lane Alfred, The Chaplet Yes No Yes £200 N/A N/A
27 Mar 1754 Drury Lane Alfred, Solemn Dirge in Honour of the Heroes who Died in the Service of their Country, Concerto on violin, Duetto on the hautboys Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1755 Drury Lane Alfred, Concerto on organ No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1759 Covent Garden Alfred The Great No No Yes £333 15s N/A N/A
23 Mar 1759 Drury Lane Alfred The Great, Concerto on hautboy, Concerto on organ No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Mar 1759 Drury Lane Alfred The Great, Concerto on violin, Concerto on hautboy, Concerto on organ No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Mar 1762 Drury Lane Alfred The Great, Beauty and Virtue, Concerto on violin, Concerto on hautboy Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Oct 1773 Drury Lane Alfred, Miss in Her Teens No No No £158 12s 58% N/A
11 Oct 1773 Drury Lane Alfred, Catharine and Petruchio No No No £176 6s 6d 56% N/A
12 Oct 1773 Drury Lane Alfred, High Life below Stairs No No No £144 17s 62% N/A
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