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 %
09 Mar 1736 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £57 19s 6d N/A N/A
25 Nov 1736 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Nov 1736 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Nov 1736 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Nov 1736 Covent Garden The Albion Queens, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Dec 1736 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Dec 1736 Covent Garden All For Love, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Dec 1736 Covent Garden The Scornful Lady, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1736 Covent Garden The Scornful Lady, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Dec 1736 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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