The Dragon of Wantley (1737)

Author
Henry Carey
Composer
John Frederick Lampe
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£8,836 6s £5,331 3s (60.3%) £3,505 3s (39.7%)
1732 - 1809
£8,836 6s - (100%) £5,331 3s (60.3%) £3,505 3s (39.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
195 154 41
1732 - 1809
195 154 41
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
22 Oct 1741 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Mar 1742 Covent Garden Cato, The Dragon of Wantley, The Peasants, Chacone, Rigadone Provencale No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Apr 1742 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Dragon of Wantley, Chacone, Under the Greenwood Tree, The Cries of London, New Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 May 1742 Covent Garden The Tender Husband, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 May 1742 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The Dragon of Wantley, Rigadone Provencale, Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1743 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Dragon of Wantley No No No £57 6s 6d N/A N/A
04 Feb 1743 Drury Lane Cato, The Dragon of Wantley No No No £54 7s N/A N/A
08 Feb 1743 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Dragon of Wantley, Concerto No No No £111 16s N/A N/A
07 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Country Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Stella and Flavia, Concerto, Comic Dance, Bumper Squire Jones Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Dragon of Wantley, Neopolitan Punch, La Florana No No No £64 5s N/A N/A
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