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 %
13 Apr 1752 Covent Garden Zara, The Dragon of Wantly, Grand Dutch Dance, Ellen Aroon, Grand Scots Ballet, Louvre, Minuet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1753 Covent Garden The Tragical History Of King Richard III, The Dragon of Wantley, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Apr 1755 Covent Garden Love For Love, The Dragon of Wantley, Hornpipe, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Mar 1762 Covent Garden The Miser, The Dragon of Wantly, The Pedlar Tricked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1762 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, The Dragon of Wantly, Les Sabotiers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 May 1762 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part I, The Dragon of Wantly, The Taylors No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Nov 1762 Covent Garden Alls Well That Ends Well, The Dragon of Wantly, The Pedlar Tricked, The Sicilian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Dec 1762 Covent Garden Every Man In His Humour, The Dragon of Wantly, The Sicilian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, The Dragon of Wantly, Hornpipe, La Provenciale Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1763 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, The Dragon of Wantly, Ah se un cor barbaro, The Sicilian Peasants, Nymphs and Shepherds No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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