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 %
12 Oct 1741 Drury Lane Comus Yes No No £120 100% N/A
13 Oct 1741 Drury Lane Comus Yes No No £90 N/A N/A
14 Oct 1741 Drury Lane Comus Yes No No £74 N/A N/A
30 Oct 1741 Drury Lane Comus, Le Boufon, Le Genereux Corsaire Yes No No £80 N/A N/A
19 Nov 1741 Drury Lane Comus Yes No No £70 N/A N/A
30 Dec 1741 Drury Lane Comus, Le Boufon, Les Mes Sabotiers No No No £100 N/A N/A
02 Jan 1742 Drury Lane Comus, The Drunken Peasant, Dutch Dance No No No £60 N/A N/A
15 Jan 1742 Drury Lane Comus No No No £60 N/A N/A
09 Feb 1742 Drury Lane Comus Yes No No £60 N/A N/A
01 Apr 1742 Drury Lane Comus, The Mock Doctor No No Yes £207 N/A N/A
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