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 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £155 1s 69% N/A
19 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £84 19s 69% N/A
20 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £111 14s 6d 38% N/A
21 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £108 14s 38% N/A
22 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £81 4s 6d 44% N/A
23 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £105 14s 56% N/A
26 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £117 2s 53% N/A
27 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Drummer Or The Haunted House, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £100 14s 6d 49% N/A
28 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £97 6s 6d 56% N/A
29 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £108 4s 70% N/A
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