Lionel and Clarissa; or, A School for Fathers (1768)

Author
Isaac Bickerstaffe
Composer
Charles Dibdin
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£9,839 7s £4,986 8s (50.7%) £4,852 19s (49.3%)
1732 - 1809
£9,839 7s - (100%) £4,986 8s (50.7%) £4,852 19s (49.3%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
67 27 40
1732 - 1809
67 27 40
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Apr 1768 Covent Garden Lionel And Clarissa, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No £142 7s N/A N/A
21 Apr 1768 Covent Garden Lionel And Clarissa, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No No £75 9s N/A N/A
16 Mar 1769 Covent Garden Lionel And Clarissa, The Citizen, The Merry Sailors, The Cries of London No No Yes £266 11s 6d N/A N/A
27 Oct 1769 Covent Garden Lionel And Clarissa, Harlequin Skeleton No No No £91 8s 6d N/A N/A
08 Feb 1770 Drury Lane Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers, The Old Maid No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Feb 1770 Drury Lane The School For Fathers, A Trip to Scotland No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Feb 1770 Drury Lane The School For Fathers, Harlequin's Invasion Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Feb 1770 Drury Lane The School For Fathers, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Feb 1770 Drury Lane The School For Fathers, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Feb 1770 Drury Lane The School For Fathers, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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