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 %
12 Dec 1767 Covent Garden The Orphan, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No Yes £252 N/A N/A
04 Jan 1768 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Elopement No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1768 Drury Lane The Orphan, A Peep behind the Curtain, Linco's Travels, The Medley No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1769 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Ghost, Linco's Travels, New Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1769 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Oxonian in Town, The Merry Sailors No No No £169 16s N/A N/A
20 Oct 1769 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Chaplet, The Lamplighters No No No £89 9s 6d N/A N/A
23 Oct 1769 Covent Garden The Orphan, Harlequin Skeleton No No No £163 19s 6d N/A N/A
08 Nov 1769 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Rape of Proserpine No No No £195 6s N/A N/A
13 Nov 1769 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Rape of Proserpine No No No £186 5s 6d N/A N/A
05 Jan 1770 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Court of Alexander No No No £215 8s 6d N/A N/A
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