The Merchant of Venice (1600)

Author
William Shakespeare
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£39,521 2s 3d £24,875 12s 3d (62.9%) £14,645 10s (37.1%)
1732 - 1809
£39,521 2s 3d - (100%) £24,875 12s 3d (62.9%) £14,645 10s (37.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
325 176 149
1732 - 1809
325 176 149
Notes
Performed first 1596-98.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Diane a la Chasse, Les Egyptiens, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Egyptiens, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, L'Hydropique Amoreux, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Matelotes, New Grand Serious Ballet, Shepherds and Shepherdesses, The Peasants' Triumph No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Egyptiens, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Egyptiens, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, L'Hydropique Amoreux, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Egyptiens, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Mar 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Matelotes, Les Jardiniers Suedois No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Egyptiens, Les Masons, Les Sabotiers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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