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 %
18 Nov 1767 Covent Garden The Roman Father, The Dragon of Wantly, The Dutch Milkmaid No No No £241 14s N/A N/A
03 Dec 1767 Covent Garden The Wonder, The Dragon of Wantly, New Comic Dance, The Irish Lilt No No No £158 7s 6d N/A N/A
11 Feb 1768 Covent Garden Philaster, The Dragon of Wantly, The Sicilian Peasants, The Irish Lilt No Yes No £230 6s N/A N/A
25 Nov 1768 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Dragon of Wantly, The Merry Sailors No No No £151 9s 6d N/A N/A
02 Dec 1768 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Dragon of Wantly No No No £125 16s N/A N/A
25 Sep 1769 Covent Garden George Barnwell, The Dragon of Wantly, Rural Love No No No £203 10s 6d 100% N/A
05 Oct 1769 Covent Garden The Inconstant, The Dragon of Wantly, The Lamplighters No No No £65 16s N/A N/A
13 Oct 1769 Covent Garden Man And Wife, The Dragon of Wantly, Pageant exhibiting the characters of Shakespeare, Concerto on hautboy, Representation of the Amphitheatre at Stratford upon Avon, with Masquerade, The Allemande No No Yes £133 13s N/A N/A
31 Oct 1769 Covent Garden Man And Wife, The Dragon of Wantly, Pageant exhibiting the characters of Shakespeare, Concerto on hautboy, Representation of the Amphitheatre at Stratford upon Avon, with Masquerade, The Allemande No No No £171 3s N/A N/A
22 Jan 1770 Covent Garden Cymbeline, The Dragon of Wantly, The Lamplighters No No No £197 6s 6d N/A N/A
16 May 1770 Covent Garden King Henry V, The Dragon of Wantly, The Merry Sailors No No Yes £143 12s N/A N/A
07 Apr 1774 Covent Garden The Prince Of Agra, The Dragon of Wantly, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £202 1s 6d 30% N/A
16 Apr 1774 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Dragon of Wantly No No Yes £178 5s 6d 53% N/A
21 Apr 1774 Covent Garden The Revenge, The Dragon of Wantly No No Yes £162 10s 6d 56% N/A
03 May 1774 Covent Garden Hamlet, The Dragon of Wantly No No Yes £179 8s N/A N/A
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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