Acis and Galatea (1749)

Author
John Gay
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Pastoral
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
£907 17s £125 9s 6d (13.8%) £782 7s 6d (86.2%)
1732 - 1809
£907 17s - (100%) £125 9s 6d (13.8%) £782 7s 6d (86.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
10 6 4
1732 - 1809
10 6 4
Notes
Adapted from a 1-act version for 1718, also by Gay and Handel. First produced as a mainpiece in 1732.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
20 Mar 1739 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Country Wedding (the Comic Part of Acis and Galatea) Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Nov 1749 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Acis and Galatea No No No £84 4s 6d 41% N/A
28 Nov 1749 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, Acis and Galatea No No No £61 17s 6d 30% N/A
29 Nov 1749 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, Acis and Galatea Yes No No £67 2s 46% N/A
06 May 1783 Covent Garden The Belle's Stratagem, Acis and Galatea No No Yes £251 9s 6d 31% N/A
26 Mar 1794 Drury Lane A Grand Selection, Acis And Galatea, Concerto on violin No No No £569 3s 6d N/A N/A
14 Mar 1804 Covent Garden The Creation, Acis and Galatea No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Mar 1805 Covent Garden The Creation, Acis and Galatea No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Feb 1806 Covent Garden Acis and Galatea, The Creation No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Mar 1806 Covent Garden The Creation, Acis and Galatea No No No Unknown N/A N/A

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