The Earl of Essex (1753) (1753)

Author
Henry Jones
Author
John Banks
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
History
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
£10,211 13s £8,181 13s (80.1%) £2,030 (19.9%)
1732 - 1809
£10,211 13s - (100%) £8,181 13s (80.1%) £2,030 (19.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
97 84 13
1732 - 1809
97 84 13
Notes
Based on John Banks's 1682 play The Unhappy Favourite.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
01 Jan 1754 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Mar 1754 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, The Sheep Shearing or Florizel and Perdita, Les Jardiniers, Les Taileurs No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Apr 1754 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Rosamond, Italian Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1754 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Harlequin Sorcerer, Les Taileurs Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Feb 1755 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Feb 1755 Covent Garden Earl Of Essex, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Apr 1755 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, The Lover His Own Rival No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1755 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1755 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1755 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, Lethe, New Comic Dance No No No £100 N/A N/A
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