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 %
05 Feb 1778 Drury Lane The Battle Of Hastings, Comus No No No £137 10s 6d 41% N/A
17 Feb 1778 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Comus, The Provincalle No No No £90 6d 43% N/A
24 Feb 1778 Drury Lane The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Comus, The Provincalle No No No £231 15s 6d 58% N/A
09 Mar 1778 Drury Lane The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Comus, Rural Grace No No No £209 13s 43% N/A
01 May 1778 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Comus, Hornpipe, The Poney Races No No Yes £266 3s 6d 61% N/A
19 May 1778 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Comus, The Poney Races No No Yes £259 5s 58% N/A
23 May 1778 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, True Blue, Comus No No Yes £149 1s 6d 69% N/A
17 Sep 1778 Drury Lane The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Comus, Sweet Echo No No No £226 8s 6d 100% N/A
22 Sep 1778 Drury Lane The First Part Of King Henry Iv, Comus, Minuet de la Cour, Sweet Echo, Allemande No No No £170 3s 100% N/A
24 Sep 1778 Drury Lane Macbeth, Comus No No No £153 11s 6d 100% N/A
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