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 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The Roman Sacrifice, Comus No No No £141 11s 6d 53% N/A
22 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The Roman Sacrifice, Comus No No No £91 7s 33% N/A
23 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No No No £241 16s 6d 74% N/A
23 Dec 1777 Covent Garden Know Your Own Mind, Comus No No Yes £88 3s 26% N/A
29 Dec 1777 Drury Lane Hamlet, Comus No No No £175 4s 6d 49% N/A
31 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, Comus No No No £124 2s 32% N/A
07 Jan 1778 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Comus No Yes No £291 17s 52% N/A
23 Jan 1778 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Comus No No No £199 14s N/A N/A
26 Jan 1778 Drury Lane The Battle Of Hastings, Comus No No No £229 1s 6d 53% N/A
31 Jan 1778 Drury Lane The Battle Of Hastings, Comus No No No £213 14s 6d 60% N/A
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