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 %
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
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