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 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Miser, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladies Philosophy, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Nov 1751 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Dec 1751 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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