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 %
29 Sep 1738 Covent Garden All For Love Or The World Well Lost, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Oct 1738 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Oct 1738 Covent Garden The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Oct 1738 Covent Garden The Double Gallant Or The Sick Lady's Cure, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors, Serious Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Nov 1738 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, The Dragon of Wantley, New Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Nov 1738 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Nov 1738 Covent Garden Volpone, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Scots Dance, Serious Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Dec 1738 Covent Garden King Henry The Fifth, The Dragon of Wantley, Serious Dance, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Country Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Serious Dance, Peasant, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1739 Covent Garden The Committee, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet, Grecian Sailors, Je ne scai quoy No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1739 Covent Garden The Comical History Of Don Quixote, The Dragon of Wantley, Two Pierrots, Grecian Sailors, Serious Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Aug 1739 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Dragon of Wantley Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Sep 1739 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet, Comic Ballet, Grecian Sailors Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet, Grecian Sailors, Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee, The Dragon of Wantley, Grand Ballet, Comic Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1739 Covent Garden The Life And Death Of King Richard The Second, The Dragon of Wantley, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Nov 1739 Covent Garden The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Ballet, Bachique Song, Grand Ballet, Grecian Sailors, Kilkenny No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Ballet, Kilkenny, Scots Dance No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Dec 1739 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Dragon of Wantley, Hornpipe, The Reprizal, Comic Ballet, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Dragon of Wantley, Muzette, Comic Ballet, French Peasants, Tambourine, Wooden Shoe Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Dragon of Wantley, Tambourine, Comic Ballet, Miller and His Wife No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1740 Covent Garden King Henry The Fourth Part II, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Ballet, Grand Ballet, Grecian Sailors No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Feb 1740 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Ballet, Grand Ballet, Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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