The Oracle (1752)

Author
Susannah Cibber
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£3,301 14s £0 (0%) £3,301 14s (100%)
1732 - 1809
£3,301 14s - (100%) £0 (0%) £3,301 14s (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
31 12 19
1732 - 1809
31 12 19
Notes
LS states that it was 'taken from the French'.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
17 Mar 1752 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Oracle, Grand Comic Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Mar 1752 Covent Garden Theodosius, The Oracle Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Apr 1752 Covent Garden Oroonoko, The Oracle, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1752 Covent Garden Hamlet, The Oracle, Grand Comic Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Apr 1752 Covent Garden Othello, The Oracle, Grand Comic Ballet, Concerto on harpsichord Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1752 Covent Garden Hamlet, The Oracle, Grand Comic Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Mar 1753 Covent Garden All For Love Or The World Well Lost, The Oracle, Il Pastore, Les Charboniers Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Mar 1753 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, The Oracle, Il Pastore, Les Sabotiers Tyrolese Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Mar 1753 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Oracle, Grand Ballet, L'Entree de Flore Yes No Yes £160 N/A N/A
29 Mar 1753 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Oracle, Grand Scots Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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