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 %
09 Jan 1751 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Queen Mab Yes No No £170 N/A N/A
25 Jan 1751 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Queen Mab No No No £150 N/A N/A
02 May 1751 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Lying Valet No No Yes £214 N/A N/A
20 Mar 1753 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Mock Doctor No No Yes £330 N/A N/A
14 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Devil to Pay, Le Matelot Basque, Country Amusements No No Yes £270 N/A N/A
30 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Alchemist, An Alteration of Scapin, Dutch Dance, Country Amusements, Le Matelot Basque No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
11 Dec 1755 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Chaplet No No No £220 N/A N/A
12 Dec 1755 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Chaplet No No No £160 N/A N/A
20 Dec 1755 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Oracle No No No £200 N/A N/A
30 Dec 1755 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Oracle, Pantomime Dance Yes No No £160 N/A N/A
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