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 %
08 Dec 1797 Drury Lane The Countess Of Salisbury, Comus No No No £122 1s 45% N/A
18 Dec 1797 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Comus No No No £396 5s 73% N/A
25 Apr 1798 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Comus No No No £231 19s 68% N/A
18 Jun 1798 Drury Lane The Castle spectre, Comus No No No £164 19s 100% N/A
07 Jun 1799 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Brilliants, Comus, Naiads, Maria, Or the Beggar Girl, The Negro Boy No No Yes £287 7s 10% N/A
10 Dec 1799 Covent Garden The Wise Man Of The East, Comus, Dance by Naiads No No No £194 2s 6d 55% N/A
22 Mar 1800 Covent Garden Speed The Plough, Comus, Dance by Naiads No No No £217 10s 45% N/A
05 Mar 1801 Drury Lane Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, Comus No No No £401 14s 6d 50% N/A
09 Apr 1801 Drury Lane Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, Comus No No No £235 9s 47% N/A
16 Apr 1801 Drury Lane Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, Comus No No No £211 7s 6d 48% N/A
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