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 %
26 Feb 1743 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1743 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, La Provencale, Les Boufons du Cour No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Mar 1743 Covent Garden 1 Henry IV, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1743 Covent Garden The Orphan, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Characters of Dancing, La Provencale No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, Perseus and Andromeda, Honour and Arms Scorn Such a Foe, Les Boufons du Cour, Minuet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda, Characters of Dancing, L'Aimable Vainquers, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Rover, Perseus and Andromeda, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1743 Covent Garden Othello, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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