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 %
28 Jan 1751 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1751 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1751 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1751 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1751 Covent Garden The Revenge, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1751 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 May 1751 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Sep 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda or the Cheats of Harlequin Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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