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 %
18 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, Perseus and Andromeda, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, Perseus and Andromeda, Les Allemands Joyeux, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, Perseus and Andromeda, Les Allemands Joyeux, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Miser, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jun 1742 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Perseus and Andromeda, Scots Dance, Rural Assembly, La Provencale, Les Savoyardes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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