The Orphan of China (1759)

Author
Arthur Murphy
Author
Voltaire
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
£2,306 8s 6d £440 2s (19.1%) £1,866 6s 6d (80.9%)
1732 - 1809
£2,306 8s 6d - (100%) £440 2s (19.1%) £1,866 6s 6d (80.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
26 3 23
1732 - 1809
26 3 23
Notes
Translated from Voltaire's 'L'Orphelin du Chine' (1755).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
21 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No No No £158 3s 77% N/A
23 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No Yes No £124 6s 70% N/A
25 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
28 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No Yes No £162 15s 87% N/A
01 May 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No No No £122 6s 81% N/A
03 May 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No No Yes £150 N/A N/A
05 May 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No No No £108 78% N/A
08 May 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No No No £130 72% N/A
12 May 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No No Yes £110 N/A N/A
13 Feb 1760 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, The Intriguing Chambermaid No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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