Comus (1738) (1738)

Author
John Dalton
Composer
Thomas Augustine Arne
Author
John Milton
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Occasional
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
£8,187 11s 6d £4,395 6d (53.7%) £3,792 11s (46.3%)
1732 - 1809
£8,187 11s 6d - (100%) £4,395 6d (53.7%) £3,792 11s (46.3%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
133 60 73
1732 - 1809
133 60 73
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
26 Nov 1759 Drury Lane Comus, Harlequin Ranger No No No £100 50% N/A
18 Jan 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £180 7s 50% N/A
19 Jan 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £146 2s 43% N/A
21 Jan 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £144 47% N/A
22 Jan 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £101 39% N/A
23 Jan 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £133 10s N/A N/A
26 Jan 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £150 N/A N/A
29 Jan 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £135 19s N/A N/A
02 Feb 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £142 4s N/A N/A
05 Feb 1760 Covent Garden Comus No Yes No £191 9s N/A N/A
Download Export