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 %
24 Oct 1796 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, Harlequin's Treasure or Jewels New Set No No No £210 14s 6d 33% N/A
12 Dec 1796 Covent Garden Othello, Robin Hood No No No £102 18s 24% N/A
20 Mar 1797 Drury Lane Othello, Cape St Vincent, The Scotch Ghost No No No £219 6s 6d 39% N/A
23 Nov 1797 Drury Lane Othello, The Citizen No No No £237 7s 6d 59% N/A
15 Oct 1798 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, The Genoese Pirate or Black Beard, Dance of Negroes No No No £294 15s 6d 58% N/A
04 Oct 1799 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, The Maid of the Mill No No No £245 16s 100% N/A
18 Jun 1800 Drury Lane The Child Of Nature, Othello Moor of Venice, Crazy Jane, Imitations No No Yes £97 3s N/A N/A
28 Nov 1800 Covent Garden Othello, Moor of Venice, Il Bondocani No No No £295 14s 6d 68% N/A
03 Dec 1800 Covent Garden Othello, Moor of Venice, Il Bondcani, serio-comic musical drama No No No £283 15s 6d 63% N/A
11 Dec 1800 Covent Garden Othello, Moor of Venice, Il Bondocani, serio-comic musical drama No No No £271 15s 57% N/A
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