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 %
07 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Maid Of The Mill, The Sylphs No No No £158 11s 44% N/A
08 Feb 1774 Covent Garden She Stoops To Conquer, The Sylphs No No No £202 2s 41% N/A
09 Feb 1774 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Sylphs No No No £166 12s 45% N/A
10 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Miser, The Sylphs No No No £106 16s 34% N/A
11 Feb 1774 Covent Garden Timanthes, The Sylphs No No No £117 17s 46% N/A
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
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