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 %
06 May 1774 Covent Garden Love For Love, The Dragon of Wantly, The Frolick No No Yes £198 13s 6d 18% N/A
16 May 1774 Covent Garden Don Sebastian, The Dragon of Wantly, Minuet No No Yes £170 16s 6d 57% N/A
18 Mar 1782 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, The Dragon of Wantley, Palamon and Lavinia No No Yes £277 11s 6d 51% N/A
09 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Dragon of Wantley, The Gala, The Early Horn, Auld Robin Grey, The Lamentation of Mary Queen of Scots No No Yes £278 7s 6d N/A N/A
20 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Walloons, The Dragon of Wantley No No No £171 14s 57% N/A
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