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 %
23 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £103 11s 52% N/A
24 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £89 8s 6d 50% N/A
25 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £48 9s 6d 23% N/A
26 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £72 12s 6d 52% N/A
27 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Cato, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £120 6s 43% N/A
29 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £100 14s 6d 45% N/A
31 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Revenge, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Grand Scotch Ballet Yes No No £175 14s 6d 51% N/A
01 Feb 1750 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £100 8s 44% N/A
02 Feb 1750 Covent Garden Theodosius Or The Force Of Love, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £76 7s 35% N/A
03 Feb 1750 Covent Garden The Distres'd Mother, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £62 4s 6d 30% N/A
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