The Romp (1786)

Composer
Charles Dibdin
Author
T. A. Lloyd
Author
Isaac Bickerstaffe
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Drama/entertainment
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
£17,260 13s 6d £2,680 9s 6d (15.5%) £14,580 4s (84.5%)
1732 - 1809
£17,260 13s 6d - (100%) £2,680 9s 6d (15.5%) £14,580 4s (84.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
85 12 73
1732 - 1809
85 12 73
Notes
Adapted from Isaac Bickerstaff's 'Love in the City' (1762).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
18 May 1787 Covent Garden The Chapter Of Accidents, The Romp, A Dissertation on Hobby Horses No No Yes £172 15s 60% N/A
12 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Othello, The Romp No No No £196 7s 100% N/A
08 Apr 1788 Drury Lane Twelfth Night, The Romp No No No £189 18s 6d 39% N/A
11 Apr 1788 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not Or The Kind Imposter, The Romp No No No £142 2s 6d 48% N/A
16 May 1788 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Romp No No No £179 17s 6d 73% N/A
24 May 1788 Drury Lane The Regent, The Romp No No No £142 7s 6d 82% N/A
13 Oct 1788 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Romp, The Capricious Lovers No No No £217 10s 6d 46% N/A
24 Oct 1788 Drury Lane Twelfth Night, The Romp, The Capricious Lovers No No No £158 5s 48% N/A
16 Apr 1789 Drury Lane The Heiress, The Romp No No Yes £256 8s 30% N/A
25 Apr 1789 Drury Lane False Appearances, The Romp No No Yes £206 2s N/A N/A
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