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 %
06 Nov 1798 Covent Garden Lovers' Vows, The Romp, The Mouth of the Nile No No No £355 13s 6d 64% N/A
08 Nov 1798 Covent Garden Lovers' Vows, The Romp, The Mouth of the Nile No No No £286 3s 57% N/A
22 Apr 1799 Drury Lane The East Indian, The Romp No No Yes £706 5s 6d 60% N/A
12 Jun 1802 Drury Lane Child of Nature, Romp, Don Juan No No Yes £155 13s 6d N/A N/A
15 May 1806 Drury Lane School for Friends, Romp No No Yes £300 3s 35% N/A
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