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 %
13 Oct 1755 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Anatomist No No No £180 100% N/A
14 Oct 1755 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Devil to Pay, New Comic Dance No No No £90 N/A N/A
16 Oct 1755 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Lottery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Nov 1755 Drury Lane Oroonoko, Fortunatus No No No £120 N/A N/A
29 Dec 1755 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Genii, Pantomime Dance No No No £150 N/A N/A
02 Jan 1756 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Apprentice Yes No No £130 N/A N/A
01 May 1756 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Devil to Pay No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
12 Nov 1756 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Englishman in Paris No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
28 Feb 1757 Drury Lane Oroonoko, Mercury Harlequin No No No £150 N/A N/A
17 May 1757 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Hornpipe No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
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