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 Oct 1749 Drury Lane Comus, The Anatomist No No No £90 51% N/A
12 Oct 1749 Drury Lane Comus, The Lying Valet Yes No No £60 28% N/A
19 Oct 1749 Drury Lane Comus, The Spanish Curate No No No £120 63% N/A
24 Jan 1750 Drury Lane Comus, A Duke and no Duke Yes No No £90 14s 6d 50% N/A
27 Mar 1750 Covent Garden Comus, A Cure for a Scold or The Taming of a Shrew Yes No Yes £152 13s 38% N/A
05 Apr 1750 Drury Lane Comus, Lethe No No Yes £147 4s 6d 62% N/A
13 Oct 1750 Drury Lane Comus, A Duke and no Duke No No No £60 N/A N/A
03 May 1751 Drury Lane Comus, Bayes in Petticoats No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
28 Nov 1752 Drury Lane Comus, The Lying Valet No No No £70 N/A N/A
29 Nov 1752 Drury Lane Comus, Queen Mab, Sweet Echo Yes No No £90 N/A N/A
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