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The Earl of Essex (1753) (1753)

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History

Spoken Drama

Based on John Banks's 1682 play The Unhappy Favourite.

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
06 Jan 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, The Picture of Paris	No	No	No	£189 8s 6d	51%	N/A
13 Jan 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, The Picture of Paris	No	No	No	£266 7s 6d	N/A	N/A
24 Jan 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, The Picture of Paris	No	No	No	£261 3s	50%	N/A
31 Jan 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, The Picture of Paris	No	No	No	£215 16s	48%	N/A
25 Feb 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, The Picture of Paris	No	No	No	£176 12s 6d	55%	N/A
11 Apr 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, High Life below Stairs, The Wapping Landlady	No	No	Yes	£306 12s	48%	N/A
14 May 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, The Flitch of Bacon, The Jockies	No	No	Yes	£202 19s	N/A	N/A
03 Oct 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite, The Crusade	No	No	No	£187 13s	43%	N/A
31 Oct 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, The Crusade	No	No	No	£156 18s 6d	41%	N/A
27 Dec 1791	Covent Garden	The Earl Of Essex, Blue Beard	No	No	No	£245 8s	57%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Earl Of Essex, The Picture of Paris