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 %
13 May 1765 Covent Garden Othello, The Shepherds Artifice, Medley Hornpipe, Rural Love No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Oct 1765 Covent Garden Othello, The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Feb 1766 Drury Lane Othello, Daphne and Amintor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Apr 1766 Drury Lane Othello, Harlequin's Invasion No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1766 Drury Lane Othello, Neck or Nothing No No No £116 15s 6d 40% N/A
09 May 1767 Drury Lane Othello, Daphne and Amintor, The Irish Lilt, Search After Scrubs No No Yes £68 5s 6d N/A N/A
29 Oct 1767 Drury Lane Othello, A Peep behind the Curtain No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Oct 1767 Drury Lane Othello, A Peep behind the Curtain No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Dec 1767 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, Midas, The Dutch Milkmaid No No No £205 1s N/A N/A
05 May 1768 Drury Lane Othello, Daphne and Amintor, The Medley Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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