The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage (1680)

Author
Thomas Otway
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
£22,719 18s 9d £10,758 10s 3d (47.4%) £11,961 8s 6d (52.6%)
1732 - 1809
£22,719 18s 9d - (100%) £10,758 10s 3d (47.4%) £11,961 8s 6d (52.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
233 109 124
1732 - 1809
233 109 124
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
03 Oct 1752 Drury Lane The Orphan, Lethe No No No £160 100% N/A
27 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The Orphan, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Nov 1752 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Fair No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1753 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Genii No No No £170 N/A N/A
13 Feb 1753 Covent Garden The Orphan, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Feb 1753 Covent Garden The Orphan, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Mar 1753 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Oracle, Grand Scots Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Orphan, Lethe, Le Matelot Basque, L'Entree de Flore No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
24 Apr 1753 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Englishman in Paris, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Oct 1753 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Chaplet No No No £210 100% N/A
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