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
£34,990 15s 9d £16,170 6s (46.2%) £18,820 9s 9d (53.8%)
1732 - 1809
£34,990 15s 9d - (100%) £16,170 6s (46.2%) £18,820 9s 9d (53.8%)
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 %
19 Nov 1772 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Comus, New Occasional Prelude Yes No No £165 6s 6d 42% N/A
03 Dec 1772 Covent Garden Alls Well That Ends Well, Comus No No No £133 18s 49% N/A
15 Dec 1772 Covent Garden Every Man In His Humour, Comus Yes No No £131 9s 34% N/A
17 Dec 1772 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Comus No No No £115 6s 37% N/A
10 Feb 1773 Covent Garden King Henry VIII, Comus Yes No No £190 2s 41% N/A
04 Mar 1773 Covent Garden Alzuma, Comus Yes No No £195 9s 6d 50% N/A
15 Apr 1773 Covent Garden She Stoops To Conquer, Comus Yes No No £229 11s 69% N/A
16 Oct 1773 Covent Garden The West Indian, Comus No No No £180 7s 6d 60% N/A
19 Oct 1773 Covent Garden The West Indian, Comus No No No £146 16s 6d 49% N/A
20 Oct 1773 Covent Garden The West Indian, Comus No Yes No £224 18s 6d 47% N/A
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