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 %
07 Oct 1776 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Comus, Masquerade, Solemn Dirge, Minuet, Sweet Echo No No No £302 17s 6d 100% N/A
08 Oct 1776 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £242 15s 6d 67% N/A
14 Oct 1776 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £281 15s 100% N/A
23 Oct 1776 Covent Garden Comus, The Golden Pippin, New Rural Ballet, Scotch Air, Mirth and Jollity, Hunting Song No No Yes £297 13s 44% N/A
28 Oct 1776 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Comus, Hornpipe, Country Dance, The Pilgrim, Sweet Echo No No No £289 6d 60% N/A
30 Oct 1776 Covent Garden Comus, The Golden Pippin, Hunting Song, Scotch Air, New Rural Ballet, Mirth and Jollity No No Yes £261 8s 6d 59% N/A
07 Jan 1777 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Comus, Nor on Beds of Fading Flowers, Sweet Echo No No No £151 6d 40% N/A
08 Jan 1777 Covent Garden Measure For Measure, Comus, Nor on Beds of fading Flowers, Sweet Echo No No No £191 15s 6d 58% N/A
17 Jan 1777 Covent Garden Merope, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £247 17s 6d 54% N/A
20 Jan 1777 Covent Garden Merope, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £209 2s 6d N/A N/A
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