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 %
15 Oct 1757 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No £74 6s 38% N/A
25 Nov 1757 Covent Garden Oroonoko, A Duke and no Duke, Jovial Coopers No No No £52 18s 21% N/A
26 Jan 1758 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Catherine and Petruchio, The Judgment of Paris, The Italian Peasants No No No £69 1s 28% N/A
08 May 1759 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Honest Yorkshireman, The Milkmaid's Holiday Yes No Yes £111 13s 6d 28% N/A
01 Dec 1759 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Anatomist No No No £180 66% N/A
03 Dec 1759 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Intriguing Chambermaid No No No £190 55% N/A
04 Dec 1759 Drury Lane Oroonoko, High Life Below Stairs No No No £190 70% N/A
06 Dec 1759 Drury Lane Oroonoko, High Life Below Stairs No No No £160 75% N/A
08 Dec 1759 Drury Lane Oroonoko, High Life Below Stairs No No No £170 55% N/A
10 Dec 1759 Drury Lane Oroonoko, High Life Below Stairs Yes No No £160 44% N/A
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