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 %
06 Oct 1758 Covent Garden The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, Harlequin Skeleton No No No £72 6s 39% N/A
19 Oct 1758 Drury Lane The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, The Intriguing Chambermaid, Spanish Dance No No No £155 8s 6d 77% N/A
23 Oct 1758 Drury Lane The Orphan, Harlequin Ranger, The Grand Dance of The Millers Yes No No £156 7s 69% N/A
26 Oct 1758 Drury Lane The Orphan, Queen Mab Yes No No £120 13s 77% N/A
11 Nov 1758 Drury Lane The Orphan, Queen Mab Yes No No £143 5s 6d 78% N/A
30 Nov 1758 Drury Lane The Orphan, Mercury Harlequin No No No £137 15s 6d 69% N/A
11 Dec 1758 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Contrivances, The Threshers Yes No Yes £55 2s 6d N/A N/A
19 Dec 1758 Drury Lane The Orphan, Mercury Harlequin, The Prussian Camp No No No £111 13s 6d N/A N/A
07 Feb 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Guardian, Italian Peasants No No No £174 14s 6d 53% N/A
23 Feb 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Guardian Yes No No £168 19s 65% N/A
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