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 %
20 May 1779 Covent Garden Illumination, The Albion Queens or The Death of Mary Queen of Scots, The Farmer's Return from London, Comus No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Sep 1779 Drury Lane Hamlet, Comus No No No £174 6s 6d 100% N/A
23 Sep 1779 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, Comus No No No £140 2s 6d 100% N/A
22 Oct 1779 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £133 42% N/A
20 Dec 1779 Drury Lane The First Part Of King Henry IV, Comus, The Sportsman Deceived No No No £106 16s 41% N/A
17 Feb 1780 Covent Garden Much Ado About Nothing, Comus, Country Dance No No No £223 15s 6d 52% N/A
21 Feb 1780 Covent Garden King Lear, Comus No No No £230 13s 58% N/A
11 Mar 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Comus No No No £252 5s 6d 71% N/A
16 Mar 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Comus No No No £266 1s 6d 64% N/A
29 Mar 1780 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, Comus, The Original Crutch Dance, Ellen A Roon, Push About the Jorum No No Yes £290 4s 6d 67% N/A
15 Apr 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Comus, The Noon Tide Air No No No £166 7s 68% N/A
25 May 1780 Covent Garden Love In A Village, Comus, The Shepherd's Wedding No No No £111 14s N/A N/A
01 Jun 1780 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Comus, Concerto on violin No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £127 19s 6d 50% N/A
21 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £192 9s 6d 57% N/A
28 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The Discovery, Comus, The Force of Love No No No £208 2s 6d 100% N/A
07 Nov 1780 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £179 1s 6d 65% N/A
13 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Comus, Sweet Echo No Yes No £287 2s 63% N/A
14 Nov 1780 Covent Garden The Earl Of Warwick, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £97 15s 32% N/A
23 Nov 1780 Drury Lane The Generous Impostor, Comus, Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing No No No £101 19s 31% N/A
30 Nov 1780 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £198 18s 44% N/A
20 Dec 1780 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Comus No No No £103 7s 6d 50% N/A
19 Jan 1781 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £166 5s 6d 39% N/A
22 Jan 1781 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Comus No No No £175 3s 6d 40% N/A
25 Jan 1781 Drury Lane Douglas, Comus No No No £92 2s 31% N/A
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