Oedipus (1679)

Author
John Dryden
Author
Nathaniel Lee
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
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
£173 9s £173 9s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£173 9s - (100%) £173 9s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
16 12 4
1732 - 1809
16 12 4
Notes
Based on Sophocles' Oedipus.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
20 Nov 1740 Drury Lane Oedipus King Of Thebes, Harlequin Shipwreckd, Songs and Choruses No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Nov 1740 Drury Lane Oedipus King Of Thebes, Harlequin Shipwreckd, Songs and Choruses No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1744 Drury Lane Oedipus King Of Thebes, The School Boy No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1755 Covent Garden Oedipus King Of Thebes, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1755 Covent Garden Oedipus, The Cheats of Scapin, Chinese Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1755 Covent Garden Oedipus, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Entertainment No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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