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 %
11 Feb 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £146 1s N/A N/A
27 Mar 1760 Covent Garden Comus, Lethe, Nymphs and Shepherds Yes No Yes £268 N/A N/A
14 Apr 1760 Covent Garden Comus, The Cheats of Scapin No No Yes £167 4s 6d N/A N/A
11 Dec 1760 Covent Garden Comus No No No £117 N/A N/A
13 Dec 1760 Covent Garden Comus, Catherine and Petruchio No No No £122 9s 6d N/A N/A
30 Dec 1760 Covent Garden Comus, A Duke and no Duke No No No £130 2s 6d N/A N/A
09 Jan 1761 Covent Garden Comus, Catherine and Petruchio No No No £129 14s 6d N/A N/A
21 Jan 1761 Covent Garden Comus, The Knights, The Mad Doctor, The Cow Keepers No No No £110 18s 6d N/A N/A
07 Mar 1761 Covent Garden Comus, Catherine and Petruchio No No No £180 3s 6d N/A N/A
03 Apr 1761 Covent Garden Comus, Love a la Mode No No Yes £234 6s 6d N/A N/A
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