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 %
16 Feb 1760 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1764 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Lethe, The Faggot Binders No No Yes £259 8s 6d N/A N/A
26 Apr 1764 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, The Chaplet, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
05 May 1764 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, The Fairy Tale, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £47 4s 6d N/A N/A
24 Nov 1764 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, The Genii No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1765 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, The Capricious Lovers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Apr 1765 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Lethe, The Irish Lilt, The Medley No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Daphne and Amintor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Daphne and Amintor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Feb 1766 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Daphne and Amintor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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