Theatronomics

The Merchant of Venice (1600)

Mainpiece

Comedy

Spoken Drama

Performed first 1596-98.

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
06 May 1751	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Lottery, The Characters of Dancing, Drunken Peasant, Hornpipe, The Gondoliers	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A
10 Sep 1751	Drury Lane	The Merchant Of Venice, The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor	No	No	No	£120	100%	N/A
16 Nov 1751	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Necromancer	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
20 Nov 1751	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Necromancer	Yes	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
23 Nov 1751	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Necromancer	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
03 Dec 1751	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Necromancer	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
30 Dec 1751	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Necromancer	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
21 Jan 1752	Drury Lane	The Merchant Of Venice, Taste, Comic Dance	No	No	Yes	£230	N/A	N/A
07 Feb 1752	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Contrivances, Grand Comic Ballet	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
29 Apr 1752	Covent Garden	The Merchant Of Venice, The Contrivances, Drunken Peasant	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Merchant Of Venice, The Lottery, The Characters of Dancing, Drunken Peasant, Hornpipe, The Gondoliers