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 %
16 Oct 1787 Drury Lane The Way To Keep Him, Comus No No No £150 11s 6d 100% N/A
20 Oct 1787 Drury Lane The Heiress, Comus No No No £165 3s 3d 37% N/A
24 Oct 1787 Drury Lane The Wonder, Comus No No No £99 12s 25% N/A
31 Oct 1787 Drury Lane The Pilgrim, Comus, The Capricious Lovers No No No £130 7s 50% N/A
02 Nov 1787 Drury Lane The Pilgrim, Comus No No No £61 15s 6d 26% N/A
01 Dec 1787 Drury Lane The Heiress, Comus No No No £145 19s 39% N/A
04 Dec 1787 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £137 14s 6d 40% N/A
06 Dec 1787 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Comus No No No £120 11s 6d 36% N/A
10 Dec 1787 Drury Lane King Richard III, Comus No No No £145 8s 6d 42% N/A
14 Dec 1787 Drury Lane A New Way To Pay Old Debts, Comus, The Capricious Lovers No No No £53 2s 6d 25% N/A
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