May Day; or, The Little Gipsy (1775)

Author
David Garrick
Composer
Thomas Augustine Arne
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£4,619 7s 6d £293 17s 6d (6.4%) £4,325 10s (93.6%)
1732 - 1809
£4,619 7s 6d - (100%) £293 17s 6d (6.4%) £4,325 10s (93.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
21 2 19
1732 - 1809
21 2 19
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
28 Oct 1775 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, May Day or The Little Gipsy No No No £205 3s N/A N/A
04 Nov 1775 Drury Lane Tamerlane, May Day, The Savage Hunters No No No £153 19s N/A N/A
06 Nov 1775 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, May Day No No No £264 9s 6d N/A N/A
07 Nov 1775 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Theatrical Candidates, May Day Yes No No £136 17s N/A N/A
08 Nov 1775 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, May Day No No No £278 1s N/A N/A
09 Nov 1775 Drury Lane Old City Manners, May Day, The Merry Peasants No No No £189 8s N/A N/A
10 Nov 1775 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, May Day, The Merry Peasants Yes No No £272 1s 6d N/A N/A
18 Nov 1775 Drury Lane Measure For Measure, May Day, The Savage Hunters Yes No No £133 12s 6d N/A N/A
21 Nov 1775 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, May Day, The Merry Peasants No No No £159 10s 6d N/A N/A
09 Dec 1775 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, May Day, The Merry Peasants Yes No No £124 3s N/A N/A
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