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 %
06 Apr 1752 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Oracle, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
13 Apr 1752 Drury Lane Oroonoko, Miss in Her Teens No No Yes £138 N/A N/A
05 Oct 1752 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Devil to Pay, The Matelot Basque No No No £80 100% N/A
02 Nov 1752 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Anatomist No No No £40 N/A N/A
16 Jan 1753 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Genii No No No £150 N/A N/A
10 Oct 1753 Drury Lane Oroonoko No No No £120 N/A N/A
19 Nov 1753 Drury Lane Oroonoko, Mr Foote Gives Tea, New Dutch Dance No No No £200 N/A N/A
24 Apr 1754 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Sheep Shearing, Shepherd and Shepherdess No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Sep 1754 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Devil to Pay No No No £50 100% N/A
05 May 1755 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Anatomist, All in the Downs, Hornpipe, Minuet No No Yes £110 N/A N/A
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