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 %
21 Nov 1747 Drury Lane The Orphan, Sailors Rendezvous No No No £129 9s N/A N/A
30 Nov 1747 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Anatomist No No No £116 15s 100% N/A
19 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Intriguing Chambermaid, The Savoyards Yes No No £184 4s 6d N/A N/A
20 Jan 1748 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £181 5s 6d 100% N/A
31 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Orphan, A Will and No Will No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
11 Oct 1748 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Lottery, Savoyards Yes No No £147 17s 6d N/A N/A
24 Oct 1748 Covent Garden The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, The Lottery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Nov 1748 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Lying Valet, Savoyards Yes No No £109 4s 6d N/A N/A
22 Nov 1748 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Intriguing Chambermaid, Savoyards Yes No No £138 14s N/A N/A
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