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 %
23 Mar 1776 Drury Lane The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, Valentine's Day, The Grand Garland Dance No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
01 Nov 1776 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Bankrupt, The Enchantress No No No £110 7s 33% N/A
02 Mar 1778 Covent Garden The Orphan, Mother Shipton No No No £206 12s 58% N/A
16 Mar 1778 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Norwood Gypsies No No No £191 49% N/A
20 Apr 1778 Covent Garden The Orphan, Mother Shipton, The Humours of NewMarket No No No £118 14s 6d 43% N/A
09 Mar 1779 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Touchstone No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1779 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Touchstone No No No £230 16s 100% N/A
02 Dec 1779 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Mirror No No No £139 11s 41% N/A
26 Dec 1782 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Triumph of Mirth or Harlequins Wedding No No No £231 55% N/A
31 Mar 1783 Covent Garden The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, Barnaby Brittle No No Yes £249 11s 6d 47% N/A
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