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 %
06 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £86 14s 6d 39% N/A
07 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £57 17s 48% N/A
08 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £65 10s 6d 30% N/A
09 Dec 1749 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part II, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £123 10s 6d 52% N/A
11 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £73 11s 32% N/A
12 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £96 4s 52% N/A
13 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £71 11s 51% N/A
14 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £105 12s 68% N/A
15 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Hamlet, Perseus and Andromeda No Yes No £53 9s 6d 35% N/A
16 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No Yes No £202 9s 6d 54% N/A
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