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 %
15 Apr 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Comus, The Noon Tide Air No No No £166 7s 68% N/A
25 May 1780 Covent Garden Love In A Village, Comus, The Shepherd's Wedding No No No £111 14s N/A N/A
01 Jun 1780 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Comus, Concerto on violin No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £127 19s 6d 50% N/A
21 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £192 9s 6d 57% N/A
28 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The Discovery, Comus, The Force of Love No No No £208 2s 6d 100% N/A
07 Nov 1780 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £179 1s 6d 65% N/A
13 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Comus, Sweet Echo No Yes No £287 2s 63% N/A
14 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Earl Of Warwick, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £97 15s 32% N/A
23 Nov 1780 Drury Lane The Generous Impostor, Comus, Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing No No No £101 19s 31% N/A
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