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 %
05 May 1753 Drury Lane Comus, A Duke and no Duke No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
09 Apr 1755 Covent Garden Comus, The Cheats of Scapin, Rule Britannia, Britons Strike Home Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1756 Drury Lane Comus, The Anatomist No No No £150 N/A N/A
26 Nov 1756 Drury Lane Comus, A Duke and no Duke No No No £140 N/A N/A
01 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Comus, The Englishman in Paris No No No £150 N/A N/A
09 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Comus, Lilliput No No No £170 N/A N/A
03 Nov 1758 Drury Lane Comus, Queen Mab No No No £144 9s 6d 81% N/A
06 Nov 1758 Drury Lane Comus, The Diversions of the Morning No No No £154 9s 6d 69% N/A
18 Apr 1759 Drury Lane Comus, The Guardian No No Yes £260 N/A N/A
24 Nov 1759 Drury Lane Comus, The Apprentice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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