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 %
22 Nov 1776 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Pilgrim, The Frolick No No No £179 7s 6d 50% N/A
19 Dec 1776 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Pilgrim, Pastoral Dance No No No £170 12s 6d 63% N/A
15 Jan 1777 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, Pastoral Dance, Mirth and Jollity No No No £208 2s 6d 51% N/A
15 Feb 1777 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Shepherd's Wedding, Pastoral Dance No No No £210 15s 47% N/A
22 Mar 1777 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, Pastoral Dance, Mirth and Jollity No No Yes £273 16s 45% N/A
19 Apr 1777 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, Minuet, The Shepherd's Wedding, The Frolick No No Yes £191 16s 61% N/A
14 Oct 1777 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Quaker, Rural Grace No No No £234 6s 6d 100% N/A
16 Oct 1777 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Quaker, Rural Grace No No No £136 5s 40% N/A
16 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Humours of Leixlip, The Shepherds Wedding No No No £205 8s 60% N/A
28 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Humours of Leixlip, The Shepherds Wedding No No No £149 1s 6d 39% N/A
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