Comus (1772) (1772)

Composer
Thomas Augustine Arne
Author
George Colman, the elder
Author
John Milton
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Occasional
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£41,166 5s 3d £19,679 7s 6d (47.8%) £21,486 17s 9d (52.2%)
1732 - 1809
£41,166 5s 3d - (100%) £19,679 7s 6d (47.8%) £21,486 17s 9d (52.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
234 119 115
1732 - 1809
234 119 115
Notes
Adapted from John Milton.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
26 Sep 1778 Drury Lane As You Like It, Comus, The Cowkeeper No No No £148 2s 6d 100% N/A
05 Dec 1778 Drury Lane The Fathers, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £115 8s N/A N/A
15 Dec 1778 Drury Lane Hamlet, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £149 3s N/A N/A
22 Mar 1779 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Comus No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Comus, Hornpipe, Sweet Echo No No Yes £203 7s N/A N/A
13 Apr 1779 Covent Garden The Grecian Daughter, Comus, The Burgomaster No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
13 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Rivals, Comus, Tally Ho!, Sweet Echo No No Yes £273 11s 6d N/A N/A
01 May 1779 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Comus, Tally Ho!, Sweet Echo No No Yes £214 13s N/A N/A
05 May 1779 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Comus, Grand Dance No No Yes £175 5s 6d N/A N/A
08 May 1779 Drury Lane The Tempest, Comus No No Yes £138 5s N/A N/A
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