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 %
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
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