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 %
10 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Perseus and Andromeda, She Wou'd if She Cou'd No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Mar 1735 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1735 Covent Garden The Fond Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Mar 1736 Covent Garden The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No £66 8s 6d N/A N/A
08 Mar 1736 Covent Garden The Mistake, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £49 4s N/A N/A
09 Mar 1736 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £57 19s 6d N/A N/A
25 Nov 1736 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Nov 1736 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Nov 1736 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Nov 1736 Covent Garden The Albion Queens, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Dec 1736 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Dec 1736 Covent Garden All For Love, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Dec 1736 Covent Garden The Scornful Lady, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1736 Covent Garden The Scornful Lady, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Dec 1736 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Dec 1736 Covent Garden A Woman's Revenge Or A Match In Newgate, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1736 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1737 Covent Garden All For Love, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1737 Covent Garden The Rover, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Jan 1737 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, Chancon a Boire No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1737 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Feb 1737 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1739 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Jew Of Venice, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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