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 %
24 Jan 1739 Covent Garden Oroonoko, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1739 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The False Friend, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Tender Husband, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Mistake, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Mourning Bride, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Feb 1739 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Feb 1739 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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