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 %
10 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Funeral, Perseus and Andromeda, Muzette, Grand Dance in Momus, French Peasants, Tambourine, Wooden Shoe Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Grand Dance in Momus, Miller and His Wife No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Grand Dance in Momus, Miller and His Wife Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Man Of Mode, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Bachique Song, Grand Dance in Momus, Miller and His Wife No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Grand Dance in Momus, Miller and His Wife No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1740 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1740 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Feb 1740 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Feb 1741 Covent Garden Duke And No Duke, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No Yes No £158 15s N/A N/A
03 Mar 1741 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £73 15s N/A N/A
03 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, Perseus and Andromeda, Les Matelotes, Tambourine No No Yes £167 5s 6d N/A N/A
24 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Louvre No Yes No £100 N/A N/A
26 Nov 1741 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Nov 1741 Covent Garden The Tender Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Nov 1741 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Dec 1741 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Dec 1741 Covent Garden As You Like It, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Dec 1741 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Mistake, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Rover Or The Banished Cavaliers, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Dec 1741 Covent Garden Richard III, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Miser, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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