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 %
28 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Country Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Sicilian Peasant, Italian Gardeners No No No £27 10s 6d N/A N/A
05 May 1743 Drury Lane Cato, The Dragon of Wantley, La Florana, Bumper Squire Jones, New concerto on violoncello No Yes Yes £17 1s 6d N/A N/A
13 May 1743 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Dragon of Wantley, Tyrolean Dance No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Feb 1745 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Feb 1745 Drury Lane The Rehearsal, The Dragon of Wantley Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Feb 1745 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Feb 1745 Drury Lane The Committee, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Mar 1745 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Dragon of Wantley, Shepherds Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1745 Drury Lane Richard III, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Apr 1746 Covent Garden Love For Love, The Dragon of Wantley, Pigmalion, Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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