Theatronomics

The Distressed Mother (1712)

Mainpiece

Tragedy

Spoken Drama

A translation of Racine's Andromaque (1667).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
04 Dec 1739	Covent Garden	The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin, Grand Dance in Momus	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
19 Jan 1740	Drury Lane	The Distrest Mother, The Fortune Tellers, Voyage to the Land of Cytherea	Yes	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
13 Feb 1740	Covent Garden	The Distrest Mother, Orpheus and Eurydice	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
15 Mar 1740	Drury Lane	The Distrest Mother, Rosamond	Yes	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
17 Feb 1741	Covent Garden	The Distrest Mother, The Royal Chace, Les Savoyards, Tambourine	Yes	No	No	£101 14s 6d	N/A	N/A
14 Dec 1741	Drury Lane	The Distressed Mother, The Early Horn, Le Matelot, Le Genereux Corsaire	No	No	No	£83	N/A	N/A
05 Feb 1742	Drury Lane	The Distressed Mother, The Devil to Pay, Les Matelotes, Dutch Dance, Hornpipe, The Italian Peasants	No	No	No	£45	N/A	N/A
29 Nov 1742	Covent Garden	The Distrest Mother, Les Boufons du Cour, Characters of Dancing, Les Jardiniers Suedois	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
18 Dec 1742	Covent Garden	The Distrest Mother, Tambourine, Characters of Dancing, La Provencale, Les Savoyards	Yes	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
26 Feb 1743	Covent Garden	The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin, Grand Dance in Momus