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 %
10 Dec 1799 Covent Garden The Wise Man Of The East, Comus, Dance by Naiads No No No £194 2s 6d 55% N/A
22 Mar 1800 Covent Garden Speed The Plough, Comus, Dance by Naiads No No No £217 10s 45% N/A
05 Mar 1801 Drury Lane Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, Comus No No No £401 14s 6d 50% N/A
09 Apr 1801 Drury Lane Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, Comus No No No £235 9s 47% N/A
16 Apr 1801 Drury Lane Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, Comus No No No £211 7s 6d 48% N/A
17 Sep 1801 Drury Lane Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, Comus No No No £240 11s 6d 100% N/A
20 Apr 1803 Covent Garden The Man of the World, Comus No No Yes £228 9s 6d 36% N/A
29 Apr 1805 Drury Lane The Country Girl, Personification; or, Fairly Taken In, Comus No No Yes £535 5s 40% N/A
22 May 1805 Drury Lane The School for Scandal, Personation; or, Fairly Taken In, Comus No No Yes £316 1s 36% N/A
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