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 %
23 Oct 1781 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Comus No No No £87 14s 6d 37% N/A
07 Dec 1781 Drury Lane The Fair Circassian, Comus No No Yes £129 14s 6d N/A N/A
24 Jan 1782 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, Comus No No No £130 13s 6d 35% N/A
23 Feb 1782 Covent Garden Which is the Man?, The Dramatic Puffers, Comus, Palemon and Lavinia No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Feb 1782 Drury Lane Variety, Comus No No Yes £215 13s N/A N/A
16 Mar 1782 Drury Lane Braganza, A Monody on the Death of Garrick, Comus No No Yes £187 10s 6d N/A N/A
26 Apr 1782 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Comus, The Huntsman's Street Halloo No No Yes £220 13s 40% N/A
13 May 1782 Covent Garden The Count Of Narbonne, Comus No No Yes £300 8s 38% N/A
22 May 1782 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Comus, The Belle of the Village No No Yes £294 18s 31% N/A
24 May 1782 Covent Garden The Wife's Relief, Comus No No Yes £181 16s 6d N/A N/A
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