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 %
16 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1752 Covent Garden King Lear, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, Perseus and Andromeda or the Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Jan 1764 Covent Garden As You Like It, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Jan 1764 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discoverd, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Wonder, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Jan 1764 Covent Garden No Ones Enemy But His Own, Perseus and Andromeda, Concerto on hautboy, The Sicilian Peasants No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Miser, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1764 Covent Garden Theodosius, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1764 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part I, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The City Wives Confederacy, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Orphan, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1764 Covent Garden The Royal Convert, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1764 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A la mode, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1764 Covent Garden The City Wives Confederacy, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Feb 1764 Covent Garden The Inconstant, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1764 Covent Garden The Country Lasses, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1764 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Feb 1764 Covent Garden She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Feb 1764 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Feb 1764 Covent Garden Love For Love, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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