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 %
26 Apr 1744 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Royal Chace No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 May 1744 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Devil to Pay No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Dec 1744 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Devil to Pay, Grand Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1744 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Grand Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Grand Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Temple of Dulness No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Rosamond, New Shepherd's Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Mar 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Dragon of Wantley, Shepherds Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1745 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance, La Gondalier, Minuet, The Louvre Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Gentle Shepherd No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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