The Alchemist (1610)

Author
Ben Jonson
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
£13,306 4s 8d £133 16s (1%) £13,172 8s 8d (99%)
1732 - 1809
£13,306 4s 8d - (100%) £133 16s (1%) £13,172 8s 8d (99%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
139 2 137
1732 - 1809
139 2 137
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Apr 1757 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Chaplet No No Yes £147 N/A N/A
27 Jan 1758 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Anatomist, The Prussian Camp No No No £180 62% N/A
18 Feb 1758 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Queen Mab No No No £200 64% N/A
07 Nov 1758 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Harlequin Ranger, The Swiss Yes No No £109 9s 6d 74% N/A
22 Nov 1758 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Queen Mab, The Threshers Yes No No £153 17s 6d 80% N/A
02 Jan 1759 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Lethe Yes No No £187 5s 6d 71% N/A
15 Mar 1759 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Fortunatus No No No £183 1s 6d 44% N/A
09 Oct 1759 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Harlequin Ranger Yes No No £180 100% N/A
06 Nov 1759 Drury Lane The Alchemist, High Life Below Stairs Yes No Yes £160 N/A N/A
21 Jan 1760 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £160 53% N/A
17 Apr 1760 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Apprentice, The Cow Keepers, Hornpipe, New Comic Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Oct 1760 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Queen Mab, The Mad Doctor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1760 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Enchanter Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Apr 1761 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Enchanter No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1761 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Coronation, The Camp Alarmed No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Nov 1761 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1762 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Genii, Hearts of Oak No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Mar 1762 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Musical Lady, Hearts of Oak No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1762 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Enchanter No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Nov 1762 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Genii No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Dec 1762 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Dec 1762 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Musical Lady, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Dec 1762 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Witches No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1763 Drury Lane The Alchymist, Thomas and Sally, The Tempest of War, The Camp Alarmed Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Dec 1763 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Deuce Is in Him, The Prussian Camp Yes No No £85 14s 6d N/A N/A
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