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 %
03 Apr 1784 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Rival Knights, Comus No No Yes £292 1s 6d 46% N/A
27 Apr 1784 Drury Lane Tancred And Sigismunda, Comus No No No £258 10s 6d 55% N/A
10 Jun 1784 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Comus, Sweet Echo No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Oct 1784 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, Comus No No No £188 8s 6d 100% N/A
11 Nov 1784 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, Comus No No No £77 12s 6d N/A N/A
07 Mar 1785 Covent Garden Matilda, Comus No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
05 Apr 1785 Covent Garden The Duenna, Comus, The Belle of the Village, From Tyrant Laws and Customs Free, Live and Love No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Apr 1785 Covent Garden Robin Hood, Comus, Damon and Musidora, From Tyrant Laws and Customs Free, Live and Love No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1785 Covent Garden Hamlet, Comus, From Tyrant Laws and Customs Free, Live and Love No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1785 Drury Lane Tancred And Sigismunda, Comus No No Yes £199 10s 6d N/A N/A
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