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 %
18 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, Perseus and Andromeda, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, Perseus and Andromeda, Les Allemands Joyeux, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, Perseus and Andromeda, Les Allemands Joyeux, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Miser, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jun 1742 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Perseus and Andromeda, Scots Dance, Rural Assembly, La Provencale, Les Savoyardes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Plain Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1743 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1743 Covent Garden Measure For Measure, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Feb 1743 Covent Garden King Lear, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Feb 1743 Covent Garden Cato, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Feb 1743 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Feb 1743 Covent Garden The Orphan, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Feb 1743 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1743 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1743 Covent Garden The Country Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, La Provencale, Les Boufons du Cour No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Mar 1743 Covent Garden 1 Henry IV, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1743 Covent Garden The Orphan, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Characters of Dancing, La Provencale No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, Perseus and Andromeda, Honour and Arms Scorn Such a Foe, Les Boufons du Cour, Minuet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda, Characters of Dancing, L'Aimable Vainquers, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Rover, Perseus and Andromeda, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1743 Covent Garden Othello, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1749 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No £135 7s 6d 68% N/A
24 Nov 1749 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £89 13s 37% N/A
25 Nov 1749 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £104 11s 47% N/A
27 Nov 1749 Covent Garden The Committee, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £120 6s 59% N/A
28 Nov 1749 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, Perseus and Andromeda No Yes No £142 4s 70% N/A
29 Nov 1749 Covent Garden The Old Batchelor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £77 14s 54% N/A
01 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £94 6s 48% N/A
02 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £84 4s 6d 37% N/A
04 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £83 15s 6d 47% N/A
05 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £85 7s 52% N/A
06 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £86 14s 6d 39% N/A
07 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £57 17s 48% N/A
08 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £65 10s 6d 30% N/A
09 Dec 1749 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part II, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £123 10s 6d 52% N/A
11 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £73 11s 32% N/A
12 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £96 4s 52% N/A
13 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £71 11s 51% N/A
14 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £105 12s 68% N/A
15 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Hamlet, Perseus and Andromeda No Yes No £53 9s 6d 35% N/A
16 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No Yes No £202 9s 6d 54% N/A
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