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 Jan 1788 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Comus No No No £171 17s 35% N/A
02 Feb 1788 Drury Lane The Fate Of Sparta, Comus No No No £176 6s 6d 48% N/A
05 Feb 1788 Covent Garden Love In A Village, Comus, Leap Year, Sweet Echo, Laughing Song No No Yes £288 9s 49% N/A
09 Feb 1788 Drury Lane The Fate Of Sparta, Comus No No No £166 15s 42% N/A
10 Mar 1788 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, Comus, Sweet Echo No No Yes £312 12s 6d 57% N/A
02 Apr 1788 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No Yes £259 9s 37% N/A
24 Apr 1788 Covent Garden The Farmer, Comus, The Positive Man, Sweet Echo No No No £159 16s 6d 61% N/A
28 Apr 1788 Drury Lane The School For Wives, Comus No No Yes £173 34% N/A
12 May 1788 Drury Lane The Heiress, Comus, The Conjugal Frolick No No Yes £209 18s 6d 30% N/A
23 Oct 1788 Drury Lane The Heiress, Comus No No No £178 10s 6d 100% N/A
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