The Padlock (1768)

Author
Isaac Bickerstaffe
Composer
Charles Dibdin
Work Type
Afterpiece
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
£23,828 12s £12,277 4s (51.5%) £11,551 8s (48.5%)
1732 - 1809
£23,828 12s - (100%) £12,277 4s (51.5%) £11,551 8s (48.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
284 111 173
1732 - 1809
284 111 173
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
16 Sep 1805 Covent Garden The School of Reform, The Padlock No No No £250 12s 100% N/A
18 Jun 1807 Covent Garden John Bull, The Padlock No No Yes £422 1s 6d 100% N/A
07 Oct 1807 Covent Garden Cymbeline; King of Britain, Hark, the Lark, The Padlock No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 May 1809 Covent Garden The Poor Gentleman, The Padlock No No Yes £333 6d N/A N/A
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