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 %
13 May 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Tragedy of Tragedies, Gentle Shepherd, Water Music, Early Horn No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, The Subscription No No No £84 4s 6d N/A N/A
06 Dec 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Grand Serious Dance, The Subscription No No No £30 6d N/A N/A
10 Jan 1746 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist, Tambourine No No No £55 8s N/A N/A
08 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Stage Coach, Peasant Dance Yes No No £50 N/A N/A
10 Mar 1746 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Phebe, Drunken Tyrolese, Peasant Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1746 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Double Disappointment, Gentle Shepherd No No Yes £43 N/A N/A
26 Apr 1746 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Royal Chace, The Drunken Tyrolese No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1746 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Double Disappointment No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Sep 1746 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist or the Sham Doctor No No No £135 100% N/A
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