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 %
05 Jan 1738 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Jan 1738 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1738 Covent Garden All For Love, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Northern Lass, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Northern Lass, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Relapse, The Dragon of Wantley No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, The Dragon of Wantley, Je ne scai quoi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Chancon a Boire, Je ne scai quoi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Dragon of Wantley, Je ne scai quoi No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Nest Of Plays Three New Comedies Of One Act Each, The Dragon of Wantley, Je ne scai quoi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Orphan, The Dragon of Wantley, Je ne scai quoi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Dragon of Wantley, Je ne scai quoi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1738 Covent Garden Jane Shore, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Mistake, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1738 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Dragon of Wantley, Je ne scai quoi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1738 Covent Garden The Life And Death Of King John, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Feb 1738 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1738 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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