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
£29,963 6s 10d £16,120 17s 4d (53.8%) £13,842 9s 6d (46.2%)
1732 - 1809
£29,963 6s 10d - (100%) £16,120 17s 4d (53.8%) £13,842 9s 6d (46.2%)
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 Dec 1805 Covent Garden Othello, The Wild Islanders, Spanish Dollars No No No £190 11s 6d 36% N/A
03 Feb 1806 Covent Garden Othello, We Fly by Night No No No £266 10s 6d 36% N/A
18 Dec 1806 Covent Garden Othello, Arbitration No No No £197 17s 6d 50% N/A
20 Apr 1807 Covent Garden Othello, Little Thumb & Ogre No No No £254 2s 6d 50% N/A
04 Jun 1807 Covent Garden Othello, The Turnpike Gate No No Yes £493 18s N/A N/A
19 Dec 1807 Covent Garden Othello, The Blind Boy No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1808 Covent Garden Othello, the Moor of Venice, Harlequin in his Element No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Mar 1808 Covent Garden Othello, Harlequin in his Element No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Apr 1808 Covent Garden Othello, Bonifacio and Bridgetina No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Dec 1808 Covent Garden Othello, Portrait of Cervantes No No No £196 50% N/A
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