The Orphan of China (1759)

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 %
17 Nov 1777 Covent Garden The Orphan Of China, The Upholsterer, The Enchantress No No No £129 19s 43% N/A