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 %
11 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £92 7s N/A N/A
12 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £116 14s 6d 52% N/A
13 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £100 16s N/A N/A
15 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Measure For Measure, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £110 12s 46% N/A
16 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Henry V, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £85 3s 44% N/A
17 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part II, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £122 16s N/A N/A
18 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £98 2s 56% N/A
19 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £93 18s 6d 57% N/A
20 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £82 17s 6d 34% N/A
22 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £88 4s 39% N/A
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