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 %
16 Feb 1764 Covent Garden Every Man In His Humour, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Feb 1764 Covent Garden The Relapse, Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1764 Covent Garden The Squire Of Alsatia, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1764 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Mar 1764 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Mar 1764 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Mar 1764 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Mar 1764 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Mar 1764 Covent Garden Alls Well That Ends Well, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 May 1764 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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