Comic Dance ()

Work Type
N/A
Performance Medium
Dance
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
£53,219 8s 6d £23,390 5s 9d (44%) £29,829 2s 9d (56%)
1732 - 1809
£53,219 8s 6d - (100%) £23,390 5s 9d (44%) £29,829 2s 9d (56%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
719 353 366
1732 - 1809
719 353 366
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
26 Oct 1738 Covent Garden She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not Or The Kind Imposter, The Devil to Pay, New Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Nov 1738 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, The Dragon of Wantley, New Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Nov 1738 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Toy Shop, Comic Dance, Serious Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Nov 1738 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Nov 1738 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance, Serious Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Nov 1738 Covent Garden Theodosius, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance, Serious Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Nov 1738 Covent Garden Volpone, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Scots Dance, Serious Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1738 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Lucky Discovery, Since Times Are So Bad, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet, Serious Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Dec 1738 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, Scots Dance, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Honest Yorkshireman, Comic Dance, Serious Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Flora, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors, Serious Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
13 Mar 1739 Covent Garden Mariamne, The What Dye Call It, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Mar 1739 Covent Garden The Royal Convert, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, French Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1739 Covent Garden King Henry The Fifth, The Lucky Discovery, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1739 Covent Garden All For Love, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet, Minuet, Scots Dance, The Louvre, Two Pierots No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Mar 1739 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, The Honest Yorkshireman, Tambourine, Ball Dance, Comic Dance, Minuet, Two Pierots Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1739 Covent Garden The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manor, Damon and Phillida, Grand Ballet, Comic Dance, Two Pierots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1739 Covent Garden The Country Lasses, Perseus and Andromeda, Comic Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Apr 1739 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Devil to Pay, Punches Dance, Wou'd You Taste the Noontide Air, Comic Dance, Oh Happy Pair, Turkish Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1739 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1739 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, The Devil to Pay, Two Pierots, Comic Dance, Scots Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 May 1739 Covent Garden King Henry The Fourth Part I, Je ne scai quoi, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors, New Ballet, Two Pierots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 May 1739 Covent Garden The Squire Of Alsatia, The Country House, Je ne scai quoy, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1739 Covent Garden Wit Without Money, The Country House, Two Pierots, Ballet, Comic Dance, Je ne scai quoi No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1739 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, The School Boy, New Ballet, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 May 1739 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance, French Peasants, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 May 1739 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, The Mock Doctor, Pierots Ballet, War He Sung was Toil and Trouble, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors, In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 May 1739 Drury Lane Love For Love, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, Pierots, Comic Dance, Saraband, Scaramouches, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Aug 1739 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Mock Doctor, Hornpipe, Comic Dance, Drunken Peasant Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Mock Doctor, Serious Dance, Comic Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Oct 1739 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Devil to Pay, Comic Dance, Ballet, Grecian Sailors, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Nov 1739 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Mock Doctor, Faithful Lovers, The Reprizal, Comic Dance, Glover's Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 May 1740 Covent Garden The Amorous Widow, The School Boy, Tambourine, Comic Dance, Grecian Sailors, New Serious Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1740 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant, Damon and Phillida, The Parting Lovers, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 May 1740 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Tanner of York, Ballet, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 May 1740 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Parting Lovers, Grand Ballet, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Tragedy of Tragedies, Comic Dance, French Peasants, The Swiss No No Yes £107 9s N/A N/A
08 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, Muzette, Comic Dance No No Yes £169 13s N/A N/A
09 Apr 1741 Covent Garden King John, Les Matelotes, Comic Dance, French Peasants Yes No Yes £88 16s N/A N/A
23 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Mock Doctor, Comic Dance, Two Pierots No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
25 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Fair Quaker Of Deal, The Devil to Pay, Comic Dance, Britons Strike Home, Pierots, Tambourine No No Yes £110 N/A N/A
27 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, Comic Dance, Pierots No No Yes £120 N/A N/A
30 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Gamester, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, Blow Blow, Comic Dance, Britons Strike Home, The Gregorian Song Yes No Yes £150 N/A N/A
01 May 1741 Covent Garden The Twin Rivals, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, Scotch Dance, Comic Dance, Wooden Shoe Dance No No Yes £112 N/A N/A
02 May 1741 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Tambourine No No Yes £60 N/A N/A
04 May 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Pierots No No Yes £110 N/A N/A
05 May 1741 Covent Garden The Country Lasses, The Devil to Pay, Wooden Shoe Dance, Comic Dance, Pierots No No Yes £120 N/A N/A
06 May 1741 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Tanner of York, Wooden Shoe Dance, Roast Beef Song, Comic Dance, Pierots Yes No Yes £100 N/A N/A
07 May 1741 Covent Garden The Mistake, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance No No Yes £100 N/A N/A
07 May 1741 Drury Lane Love Makes A Man, The Devil to Pay, La Tambourine, Blow, Blow, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 Dec 1741 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, The King and Miller of Mansfield, New Comic Dance, Hornpipe, Scots Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The School Boy, Scotch Dance, Comic Dance, Hornpipe, Matelot Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, What D'ye Call It, Scotch Dance, Comic Dance, Le Matelot No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
05 Apr 1742 Covent Garden New Scots Dance, Rural Assembly, She Wou'd if She Cou'd, Louvre, Minuet, New Comic Dance, The Hussar No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1742 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Musette, La Marie, Louvre, Minuet, New Comic Dance, Rigadone Provencale No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Apr 1742 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The School Boy, New Peasant Dance, Les Matelotes, New Comic Dance, Quarrelling Lovers Reconciled (new dance) No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1742 Covent Garden The Amorous Widow, Orpheus and Eurydice, New Comic Dance, Sailors Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Apr 1742 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Dragon of Wantley, Chacone, Under the Greenwood Tree, The Cries of London, New Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1742 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Dragoness, New Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, Sailors Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1742 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, The Honest Yorkshireman, Comic Dance, Under the Greenwood Tree, The Cries of London, Pantaloon and Enamorata Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1742 Drury Lane Hamlet, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Bumper Squire Jones, New Scots Dance, New Comic Dance, Running Footman's Dance No No Yes £70 N/A N/A
05 May 1742 Covent Garden Macbeth, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Comic Dance, The Cries of London, Pantaloon and Enamorata No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1742 Covent Garden The Busy Body, The Honest Yorkshireman, Comic Dance, The Cries of London, Pantaloon and Enamorata No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 May 1742 Covent Garden 2 Henry IV, The Country House, Comic Dance, Chacone, Pantaloon and Enamorata No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1742 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, The Honest Yorkshireman, The Peasants, Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1742 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Comic Dance, Minuet, Rigadone Provencale No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 May 1742 Covent Garden The Tender Husband, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 May 1742 Covent Garden The Double Gallant Or The Sick Lady's Cure, The Honest Yorkshireman, Peasants, Arrah My Judy, The Cries of London, Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1742 Covent Garden She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Comic Dance, The Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 May 1742 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The Dragon of Wantley, Rigadone Provencale, Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Oct 1742 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, Comic Dance, La Provencale No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Oct 1742 Covent Garden The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, The Virgin Unmasked The Old Man Taught Wisdom, Comic Dance, Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Dec 1742 Covent Garden The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters, Dutch Skipper, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Country Wife, The Dragon of Wantley, Stella and Flavia, Concerto, Comic Dance, Bumper Squire Jones Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant, The Royal Chace, Serious Dance, Louvre, Minuet, New Comic Dance, Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Rape of Proserpine, New Comic Dance, Le Rendezvous Gallant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 Apr 1744 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Lying Valet, New Comic Dance, New Serious Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1744 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Lying Valet, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Mar 1745 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Mock Doctor, Grand Dance, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1745 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance, La Gondalier, Minuet, The Louvre Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Apr 1745 Covent Garden Hamlet Prince Of Denmark, The Mock Doctor, Comic Dance, Ellen a Roon, Le Gondalier Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1745 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, The Virgin Unmasked, Go Rose My Chloe's Bosom Grace, Comic Dance, War He Sung is Toil and Trouble Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1745 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 May 1745 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, Flora, Comic Dance, And We Are Gayly Yet, Scotch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1745 Covent Garden The Miser, The Devil to Pay, Comic Dance, Scotch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Mar 1747 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, The Dragon of Wantley, Rise Glory Rise, Comic Dance Yes No Yes £185 N/A N/A
10 Apr 1747 Drury Lane Othello, The Double Disappointment, Comic Dance No No Yes £150 N/A N/A
21 Apr 1747 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Double Disappointment, Minuet, Comic Dance No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
23 Apr 1747 Covent Garden As You Like It, Miss in Her Teens, Comic Dance, Ball Minuet, Grand Ballet No No Yes £110 8s 6d N/A N/A
30 Apr 1747 Drury Lane Julius Caesar, The Suspicious Husband Criticised, Comic Dance Yes No Yes £90 N/A N/A
14 Mar 1748 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Intriguing Chambermaid, Tambourine, Dutch Dance, New Comic Dance No No Yes £240 N/A N/A
16 Apr 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Dragon of Wantly, Tambourine, Comic Dance, Dutch Dance No No No £118 11s N/A N/A
18 Apr 1748 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Double Disappointment, Comic Dance No No Yes £150 N/A N/A
21 Apr 1748 Drury Lane Jane Shore, A Will and No Will, Tambourine, Comic Dance, Dutch Dance No No No £80 4s N/A N/A
06 May 1748 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Anatomist, Peasant Dance, Comic Dance No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
11 May 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Lying Valet, Tambourine, Comic Dance, Dutch Dance Yes No No £139 7s 6d 100% N/A
16 May 1748 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Anatomist, Peasant Dance, Comic Dance, Hornpipe No No Yes £180 N/A N/A
18 May 1748 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Lying Valet, Comic Dance, Pastoral Dance No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
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