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
£43,264 3s 5d £27,973 15s 5d (64.7%) £15,290 8s (35.3%)
1732 - 1809
£43,264 3s 5d - (100%) £27,973 15s 5d (64.7%) £15,290 8s (35.3%)
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 %
07 Mar 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, La Tambourine, Grand Serious Ballet, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Mar 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, La Tambourine, The Peasants' Triumph No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Mar 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Matelotes, The Peasants' Triumph Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Matelotes, The Peasants' Triumph Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, La Tambourine, La Provencale, Les Jardiniers Suedois, Les Masons et Les Sabotiers No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Intriguing Chambermaid, La Tambourine, L'Allemande, La Rose Boree et Ziphirs, Les Caprices des Rebelles, Shepherds and Shepherdesses No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Le Boufon, The Peasants' Triumph Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Matelotes, The Peasants' Triumph Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, La Tambourin, La Provencale, Les Masons, Les Sabotiers Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 May 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Les Matelotes, Les Jardiniers Suedois Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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