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
£8,409 9s £8,409 9s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£8,409 9s - (100%) £8,409 9s (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 May 1750 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £86 9s N/A N/A
29 Oct 1750 Covent Garden The London Cuckolds, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Oct 1750 Covent Garden The Miser, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Oct 1750 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Refusal, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Nov 1750 Covent Garden Tamerlane, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Refusal, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Nov 1750 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part I, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Old Batchelor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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