Semiramis (1776)

Author
Voltaire (1748)
Author
George Edward Ayscough
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
£2,041 4s £0 (0%) £2,041 4s (100%)
1732 - 1809
£2,041 4s - (100%) £0 (0%) £2,041 4s (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
11 0 11
1732 - 1809
11 0 11
Notes
Translated from Voltaire's Sémiramis (1748).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Dec 1776 Drury Lane Semiramis, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £226 3s 6d 48% N/A
16 Dec 1776 Drury Lane Semiramis, Selima and Azor No No No £217 9s 6d 56% N/A
20 Dec 1776 Drury Lane Semiramis, The Rival Candidates No No Yes £174 5s N/A N/A
03 Jan 1777 Drury Lane Semiramis, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £219 16s 50% N/A
07 Jan 1777 Drury Lane Semiramis, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £227 2s 6d 60% N/A
08 Jan 1777 Drury Lane Semiramis, The Padlock No No Yes £276 12s 42% N/A
11 Jan 1777 Drury Lane Semiramis, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £169 16s 47% N/A
15 Jan 1777 Drury Lane Semiramis, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £201 17s 6d 49% N/A
20 Jan 1777 Drury Lane Semiramis, Harlequin's Invasion No No Yes £175 3s 6d N/A N/A
01 Feb 1777 Drury Lane Semiramis, The Hotel No No No £130 18s 38% N/A
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