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 %
20 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Nov 1750 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part II With The Humours Of Falstaff, Perseus and Andromeda No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1750 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part II, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Drummer Or The Haunted House, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Dec 1750 Covent Garden She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Dec 1750 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Dec 1750 Covent Garden She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1751 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jan 1751 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Jan 1751 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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