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 %
26 Oct 1765 Covent Garden A Bold Stroke For A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Dec 1765 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1766 Covent Garden King Richard III, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1766 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 May 1766 Covent Garden The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots, Perseus and Andromeda No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 May 1766 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1767 Covent Garden The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars, Perseus and Andromeda No Yes No £241 3s 54% N/A
23 May 1767 Covent Garden Love In A Village, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £116 11s 37% N/A
19 Sep 1767 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £89 5s 6d N/A N/A
25 Sep 1767 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £109 19s N/A N/A
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