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 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £155 1s 69% N/A
19 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £84 19s 69% N/A
20 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £111 14s 6d 38% N/A
21 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £108 14s 38% N/A
22 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £81 4s 6d 44% N/A
23 Dec 1749 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £105 14s 56% N/A
26 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £117 2s 53% N/A
27 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Drummer Or The Haunted House, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £100 14s 6d 49% N/A
28 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £97 6s 6d 56% N/A
29 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £108 4s 70% N/A
30 Dec 1749 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £132 14s 56% N/A
01 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Richard III, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £147 7s 54% N/A
02 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £112 15s 6d 53% N/A
03 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part I, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £122 7s 6d 54% N/A
04 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Non Juror, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £86 18s 34% N/A
05 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £119 9s 6d 56% N/A
06 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Jane Shore, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £72 17s 28% N/A
08 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Volpone, Perseus and Andromeda, Two Pierots, Tambourine No No No £104 7s 6d 40% N/A
09 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Non Juror, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine No No No £87 11s 6d N/A N/A
10 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Distress'd Mother, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £119 6d 48% N/A
11 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £92 7s N/A N/A
12 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £116 14s 6d 52% N/A
13 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £100 16s N/A N/A
15 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Measure For Measure, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £110 12s 46% N/A
16 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Henry V, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £85 3s 44% N/A
17 Jan 1750 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part II, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £122 16s N/A N/A
18 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £98 2s 56% N/A
19 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £93 18s 6d 57% N/A
20 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £82 17s 6d 34% N/A
22 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £88 4s 39% N/A
23 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £103 11s 52% N/A
24 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £89 8s 6d 50% N/A
25 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £48 9s 6d 23% N/A
26 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £72 12s 6d 52% N/A
27 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Cato, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £120 6s 43% N/A
29 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £100 14s 6d 45% N/A
31 Jan 1750 Covent Garden The Revenge, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Grand Scotch Ballet Yes No No £175 14s 6d 51% N/A
01 Feb 1750 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £100 8s 44% N/A
02 Feb 1750 Covent Garden Theodosius Or The Force Of Love, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £76 7s 35% N/A
03 Feb 1750 Covent Garden The Distres'd Mother, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £62 4s 6d 30% N/A
05 Feb 1750 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £94 19s 6d 43% N/A
06 Feb 1750 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scotch Ballet No No No £87 4s 44% N/A
13 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £85 10s 6d N/A N/A
15 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £84 16s N/A N/A
22 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Virtue Betrayed, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £105 12s 62% N/A
24 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Cato, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £76 9s 53% N/A
07 Apr 1750 Covent Garden The Revenge, Perseus and Andromeda No No Yes £109 14s 30% N/A
16 Apr 1750 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda No No Yes £133 12s 61% N/A
18 Apr 1750 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Perseus and Andromeda, Two Pierots, Grand Scots Dance, Louvre, Minuet No No Yes £151 2s 57% N/A
20 Apr 1750 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Scots Dance No No Yes £92 8s 6d 59% N/A
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