Othello (1622)

Author
William Shakespeare
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
£32,894 17s 10d £17,895 11s 4d (54.4%) £14,999 6s 6d (45.6%)
1732 - 1809
£32,894 17s 10d - (100%) £17,895 11s 4d (54.4%) £14,999 6s 6d (45.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
314 178 136
1732 - 1809
314 178 136
Notes
Performed first 1601-4.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Oct 1761 Drury Lane Othello, The Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Oct 1762 Covent Garden Othello, Thomas and Sally Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Mar 1764 Drury Lane Othello, Thomas and Sally, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £268 11s N/A N/A
14 Apr 1764 Drury Lane Othello, The Lying Valet, The Faggot Binders Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Apr 1764 Drury Lane Othello, Thomas and Sally No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 May 1764 Drury Lane Othello, The Witches, Double Hornpipe, The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1765 Covent Garden Othello, Catherine and Petruchio, Rural Love No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1765 Drury Lane Othello, The Guardian, New Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1765 Drury Lane Othello, The Devil to Pay, The Medley, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1765 Drury Lane Othello, The Rites of Hecate, The Irish Milkmaids, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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