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 %
08 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Belle of the Village, The Merry Sailors No No No £191 8s 6d N/A N/A
29 Oct 1782 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love A LA Mode, Masquerade scene, Belle of the Village, Minuet No No No £205 15s 72% N/A
03 Dec 1782 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, Pastoral Sports, The Belle of the Village No No No £181 6d 76% N/A
13 Feb 1783 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, Masquerade scene, Damon and Musidora, Minuet No No No £264 15s 6d 49% N/A
22 Feb 1783 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Triumph of Mirth, Minuet de la Cour, The Irish Fair No No No £126 15s 6d 46% N/A
01 Mar 1783 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Bon Ton, Highland Reel, The Devonshire Minuet No No No £113 5s 6d 32% N/A
26 Apr 1783 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Belphegor or The Wishes, Hornpipe, The Butterfly No No Yes £160 15s 26% N/A
30 Apr 1783 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, Damon and Musidora, The Belle of the Village No No Yes £208 3s 77% N/A
05 Dec 1783 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Rival Nymphs No No No £257 12s 6d 64% N/A
16 Dec 1783 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Love a la Mode, The Rival Nymphs No No No £126 3s 44% N/A
Download Export