The Sylphs; or Harlequin's Gambols (1774)

Composer
John Abraham Fisher
Author
Anonymous/unknown
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Pantomime
Performance Medium
Dance
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
£6,622 6s £6,622 6s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£6,622 6s - (100%) £6,622 6s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
49 49 0
1732 - 1809
49 49 0
Notes
The LS documents the Westminster Review's suspicion that the pantomime was composed by Henry Woodward (4: 1776).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Sylphs, The Merry Sailors No No No £120 5s 36% N/A
14 Feb 1774 Covent Garden King Henry VIII, The Sylphs No No No £186 6s 41% N/A
24 Feb 1774 Covent Garden King Henry II, The Sylphs No No No £213 4s 46% N/A
28 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Man Of Business, The Sylphs Yes No No £137 16s N/A N/A
03 Mar 1774 Covent Garden King Henry II, The Sylphs Yes No No £219 10s 48% N/A
05 Mar 1774 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, The Sylphs No No No £142 11s 40% N/A
07 Mar 1774 Covent Garden King Henry II, The Sylphs No No No £173 8s 48% N/A
08 Mar 1774 Covent Garden King Henry II, The Sylphs No No No £143 16s N/A N/A
12 Mar 1774 Covent Garden The Winter's Tale, The Citizen, The Sylphs No No Yes £259 14s 58% N/A
17 Mar 1774 Covent Garden King Henry II, The Sylphs No No No £193 3s 62% N/A
04 Apr 1774 Covent Garden King Henry II, The Sylphs No No No £173 7s 70% N/A
23 Sep 1774 Covent Garden The Maid Of The Mill, The Sylphs or Harlequins Gambols No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Sep 1774 Covent Garden George Barnwell, The Sylphs No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Sep 1774 Covent Garden The Miser, The Sylphs Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Oct 1774 Covent Garden Elfrida, The Sylphs No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Oct 1774 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Sylphs, The Provancalle No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Oct 1774 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Sylphs, The Vintage Festival No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Oct 1774 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Sylphs No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Oct 1774 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Sylphs, The Provencale Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Oct 1774 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Sylphs Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1774 Covent Garden The West Indian, The Sylphs, The Vintage Festival No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1774 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Sylphs No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1774 Covent Garden Love In A Village, The Sylphs, The Vintage Festival No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1774 Covent Garden King Henry II Or The Fall Of Rosamond, The Sylphs No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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