Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted (1730)

Author
Lewis Theobald
Choreographer
Anthony Francis Roger
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Pantomime
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
£8,116 14s £8,116 14s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£8,116 14s - (100%) £8,116 14s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
330 330 0
1732 - 1809
330 330 0
Notes
Possibly a parody of the John Weaver pantomime of the same name (1728). May also bear some relation to Mr Surel's 'The Cheats of Harlequin; or, The Farmer Outwitted' (1720).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
25 Jan 1734 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1734 Covent Garden Aesop, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1734 Covent Garden The Drummer Or The Haunted House, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1734 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1734 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1734 Covent Garden The Mistake, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1734 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1734 Covent Garden Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Feb 1734 Covent Garden A Woman's Revenge Or A Match In Newgate, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1734 Covent Garden Measure For Measure, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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