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 %
30 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £132 14s 56% N/A
01 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Richard III, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £147 7s 54% N/A
02 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £112 15s 6d 53% N/A
03 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part I, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £122 7s 6d 54% N/A
04 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Non Juror, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £86 18s 34% N/A
05 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £119 9s 6d 56% N/A
06 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £72 17s 28% N/A
08 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Volpone, Perseus and Andromeda, Two Pierots, Tambourine No No No £104 7s 6d 40% N/A
09 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Non Juror, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine No No No £87 11s 6d N/A N/A
10 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Distress'd Mother, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £119 6d 48% N/A
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