Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest (1784) (1784)

Author
Leonard Macnally
Author
Edward Lysaght
Composer
William Shield
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£21,353 10s £20,497 3s (96%) £856 7s (4%)
1732 - 1809
£21,353 10s - (100%) £20,497 3s (96%) £856 7s (4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
102 100 2
1732 - 1809
102 100 2
Notes
First performed as a mainpiece in 1784, performed as an afterpiece in 1789.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
16 Apr 1798 Covent Garden The Raft, Douglas, Robin Hood No No No £150 17s 26% N/A
08 Oct 1798 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, Robin Hood, Solemn Dirge No No No £179 6d 44% N/A
24 Jan 1799 Covent Garden Lovers' Vows, Robin Hood No No No £337 3s 48% N/A
25 Sep 1799 Covent Garden The Votary Of Wealth, Robin Hood No No No £255 2s 100% N/A
12 Nov 1799 Covent Garden Management, Robin Hood No No No £278 10s 61% N/A
03 Jun 1800 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, Robin Hood, The Scotch Ghost Yes No Yes £445 9s 79% N/A
15 Oct 1800 Covent Garden The Road to Ruin, Robin Hood No No No £289 15s 6d 100% N/A
30 Sep 1801 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Robin Hood No No No £279 100% N/A
13 Oct 1802 Covent Garden The Man of the World, Robin Hood No No No £260 9s 6d 58% N/A
05 Oct 1804 Covent Garden The Man of the World, Robin Hood No No No £330 14s 6d 100% N/A
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