Oroonoko (1695)

Author
Thomas Southerne
Author
John Hawkesworth (1759)
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
£10,560 10s £4,364 9s 6d (41.3%) £6,196 6d (58.7%)
1732 - 1809
£10,560 10s - (100%) £4,364 9s 6d (41.3%) £6,196 6d (58.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
137 67 70
1732 - 1809
137 67 70
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
17 Mar 1783 Drury Lane Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, The Triumph of Mirth No No No £151 2s 6d 39% N/A
01 Jan 1784 Drury Lane Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, Fortunatus No No No £84 9s 6d 32% N/A
08 Jan 1785 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1785 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1785 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Rosina, Leap Year No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Nov 1785 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Poor Soldier, The Wapping Landlady No No No £184 5s 59% N/A
03 Dec 1785 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Poor Soldier No No No £117 17s 31% N/A
30 May 1786 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Poor Vulcan, Rural Merriment No No Yes £278 1s 6d 10% N/A
24 Mar 1788 Covent Garden Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, Omai or A Trip round the World No No No £256 17s 6d 62% N/A
31 Oct 1789 Drury Lane Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, The Humourist No No No £120 1s 6d 33% N/A
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