Romeo and Juliet (1597)

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
£58,335 13s 6d £33,344 15s 6d (57.2%) £24,990 18s (42.8%)
1732 - 1809
£58,335 13s 6d - (100%) £33,344 15s 6d (57.2%) £24,990 18s (42.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
482 304 178
1732 - 1809
482 304 178
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
15 Oct 1781 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Harlequin Free Mason, Solemn Dirge No No No £150 10s 6d 50% N/A
12 Nov 1781 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Poor Vulcan, Solemn Dirge No No No £112 5s 6d 40% N/A
25 Apr 1782 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, Robinson Crusoe, Minuet, Masquerade Dance No No No £123 19s 6d N/A N/A
07 Oct 1782 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Retaliation, Minuet, Solemn Dirge No No No £223 8s 6d 70% N/A
26 Dec 1782 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Lord Mayor's Day, Masquerade scene, Solemn Dirge, Minuet No No No £185 11s 6d 45% N/A
22 Sep 1783 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Choice of Harlequin or The Indian Chief, Masquerade, Dirge, Minuet No No No £261 9s 6d 100% N/A
27 Oct 1783 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Rival Knights, Rosina, Masquerade, Minuet, Dirge No No No £173 4s 6d 40% N/A
19 Jan 1784 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Rival Knights, The Positive Man, Minuet, Dirge No No No £174 10s 6d 41% N/A
12 Apr 1784 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Rival Knights, The Poor Soldier, Minuet, Dirge No No No £186 18s 6d 56% N/A
25 Oct 1784 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Musical Lady, Solemn Dirge No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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