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 1775 Drury Lane Othello, The Elopement, The Merry Peasants No No No £114 19s 6d N/A N/A
28 Dec 1775 Drury Lane Othello, The Jubilee No No No £217 6d N/A N/A
11 Apr 1777 Drury Lane Othello, The Milesian, The Triumph of Love No No No £98 4s 6d 30% N/A
16 Apr 1777 Covent Garden Othello, The Experiment, Hunting Dance, The VIllagers No No Yes £224 1s 6d 56% N/A
01 Nov 1777 Covent Garden Othello, Comus No No No £160 3s 39% N/A
14 Nov 1777 Covent Garden Othello, Three Weeks after Marriage, The Garden of Love No No No £101 13s 47% N/A
04 Mar 1779 Covent Garden Othello, The Liverpool Prize, The Burgomaster No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1779 Drury Lane Othello, The Elopement No No No £109 2s 6d 48% N/A
01 Nov 1779 Drury Lane Othello, The Critic No No No £229 16s 6d 65% N/A
10 Nov 1779 Drury Lane Othello, The Critic No No No £168 8s 6d 57% N/A
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