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 %
15 Oct 1753 Drury Lane The Orphan, Harlequin Ranger, Gipsey Tambourine Yes No No £120 N/A N/A
22 Nov 1753 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Lover His Own Rival, The Italian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Feb 1754 Covent Garden The Orphan, Harlequin Skeleton No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Apr 1754 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Englishman in Paris, Rise Glory Rise Yes No Yes £160 N/A N/A
01 May 1754 Covent Garden The Orphan, Colombine Courtezan or Harlequin Restor'd, Ball Minuet, Dutch Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Oct 1754 Drury Lane Orphan, The Intriguing Chambermaid No No No £130 N/A N/A
16 Jan 1755 Drury Lane The Orphan, Proteus No No No £200 N/A N/A
07 Apr 1755 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Englishman in Paris, Hornpipe No No Yes £190 N/A N/A
17 Nov 1755 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Lying Valet, Lilliputian Sailors No No No £170 N/A N/A
12 Dec 1755 Covent Garden The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, The Double Disappointment No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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