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 %
12 Feb 1748 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Dragon of Wantly, Tambourine, Dutch Dance, Hymen's Temple No No No £110 15s 100% N/A
12 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Dragon of Wantly No No Yes £220 N/A N/A
17 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Dragon of Wantly Yes No No £163 6s N/A N/A
16 Apr 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Dragon of Wantly, Tambourine, Comic Dance, Dutch Dance No No No £118 11s N/A N/A
26 Apr 1748 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Dragon of Wantly, Tambourine, Dutch Dance, Savoyards Yes No No £86 4s N/A N/A
29 Apr 1748 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Dragon of Wantly, Pastoral Dance, Les Characters de la Dance, Savoyards Yes No Yes £107 N/A N/A
20 Apr 1751 Covent Garden Hamlet, The Dragon of Wantly, The Gondoliers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1751 Covent Garden Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, The Dragon of Wantly, The Gondoliers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1751 Covent Garden Jane Shore, The Dragon of Wantly, Go Rose, The Gondoliers, Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures, The Prince Unable to Conceal His Pain No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Apr 1751 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, The Dragon of Wantly, La Paisane, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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