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 %
14 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Plain Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1743 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1743 Covent Garden Measure For Measure, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Feb 1743 Covent Garden King Lear, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Feb 1743 Covent Garden Cato, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Feb 1743 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Feb 1743 Covent Garden The Orphan, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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