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 %
29 Dec 1736 Covent Garden A Woman's Revenge Or A Match In Newgate, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1736 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1737 Covent Garden All For Love, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1737 Covent Garden The Rover, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Jan 1737 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, Chancon a Boire No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1737 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Feb 1737 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1739 Covent Garden Macbeth, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Jew Of Venice, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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