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 %
14 Dec 1805 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, A Tale of Mystery No No No £153 4s 6d 42% N/A
21 Oct 1806 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, The Jew & Doctor No No No £305 12s 6d 67% N/A
11 Dec 1806 Covent Garden Merchant of Venice, Arbitration No No No £215 6s 6d 48% N/A
09 Apr 1807 Covent Garden Merchant of Venice, Mother Goose No No No £287 16s 56% N/A
12 Mar 1808 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, Who Wins? No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1808 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, Love a-la-Mode No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Mar 1808 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, Love a-la-mode No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1808 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, Bonifacio and Bridgetina No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1808 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, Harlequin and Mother Goose No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1808 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice, Love a-la-Mode No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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