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 %
05 Feb 1750 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £94 19s 6d 43% N/A
06 Feb 1750 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £87 4s 44% N/A
13 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £85 10s 6d N/A N/A
15 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £84 16s N/A N/A
22 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Virtue Betrayed, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £105 12s 62% N/A
24 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Cato, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £76 9s 53% N/A
07 Apr 1750 Covent Garden The Revenge, Perseus and Andromeda No No Yes £109 14s 30% N/A
16 Apr 1750 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No Yes £133 12s 61% N/A
18 Apr 1750 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Perseus and Andromeda, Two Pierots, Grand Scots Dance, Louvre, Minuet No No Yes £151 2s 57% N/A
20 Apr 1750 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scots Dance No No Yes £92 8s 6d 59% N/A
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