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 %
21 Dec 1764 Covent Garden King John, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1764 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1764 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Dec 1764 Covent Garden A Bold Stroke For A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, Blind Mans Buff No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1764 Covent Garden King Lear, Perseus and Andromeda, Blind Mans Buff No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1765 Covent Garden King Richard III, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1765 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Jan 1765 Covent Garden Every Man In His Humour, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1765 Covent Garden The Squire Of Alsatia, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Jan 1765 Covent Garden The Relapse, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Oct 1765 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Oct 1765 Covent Garden The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1765 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband Or A Journey To London, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1765 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1765 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1765 Covent Garden The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1765 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Oct 1765 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1765 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1765 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Oct 1765 Covent Garden A Bold Stroke For A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Dec 1765 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1766 Covent Garden King Richard III, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1766 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 May 1766 Covent Garden The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots, Perseus and Andromeda No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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