The Earl of Essex (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
£7,267 11s 6d £4,855 4s 6d (66.8%) £2,412 7s (33.2%)
1732 - 1809
£7,267 11s 6d - (100%) £4,855 4s 6d (66.8%) £2,412 7s (33.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
106 74 32
1732 - 1809
106 74 32
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 %
27 Oct 1761 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, The Fair No No No £80 3s 6d N/A N/A
30 Nov 1762 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1763 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, Catharine and Petruchio, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1763 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, Love at First Sight, The Provancalle No No No £144 2s 6d N/A N/A
30 Nov 1763 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, The Mayor of Garratt, The Provancalle No No No £170 5s N/A N/A
27 Dec 1763 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Perseus and Andromeda or the Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1764 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, Fortunatus, New Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1764 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, Queen Mab, The Irish Lilt No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1765 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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