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 %
14 Apr 1739 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Scots Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 Dec 1739 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin, Grand Dance in Momus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Dec 1739 Covent Garden The Busy Body, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Dec 1739 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1739 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, Perseus and Andromeda, Grand Dance in Momus No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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
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