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 %
24 Nov 1766 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Neck or Nothing No No No £149 2s 6d 45% N/A
04 Feb 1767 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Queen Mab No No No £185 1s 59% N/A
19 Nov 1767 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, Harlequin's Invasion Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Nov 1777 Covent Garden The Orphan Of China, Cross Purposes, The Enchantress No No No £200 3s 44% N/A
08 Nov 1777 Covent Garden The Orphan Of China, St. Patrick's Day, The Enchantress No No No £110 36% N/A
17 Nov 1777 Covent Garden The Orphan Of China, The Upholsterer, The Enchantress No No No £129 19s 43% N/A
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