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 %
16 Jan 1748 Covent Garden Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1748 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Perplexd Husband, Consider Fond Shepherd Tis Liberty Alone, Drunken Peasant, Ball Minuet, The Amorous Swain or Rival Nymphs Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Nov 1748 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1749 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Mar 1749 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Mar 1749 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1749 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The King and Miller, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Nov 1749 Covent Garden Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, Merlin No No No £35 8s 25% N/A
21 Feb 1750 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Fair No No No £117 71% N/A
22 Apr 1751 Covent Garden Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, The Dragon of Wantly, The Gondoliers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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