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 %
15 Apr 1785 Covent Garden Robin Hood, Comus, Damon and Musidora, From Tyrant Laws and Customs Free, Live and Love No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Oct 1785 Covent Garden Robin Hood Or Sherwood Forest, The Magic Cavern No No No £173 6s 100% N/A
02 Dec 1785 Covent Garden Robin Hood, Barataria No No No £141 5s 6d 33% N/A
17 Jan 1786 Covent Garden Robin Hood, Omai No No No £216 3s N/A N/A
28 Apr 1786 Covent Garden Robin Hood, The April Fool, The Piping Pedlar, The Highland Laddie No No Yes £215 13s 47% N/A
31 May 1786 Covent Garden Robin Hood, Duke and No Duke, Leap Year No No Yes £311 5s 48% N/A
18 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Robin Hood Or Sherwood Forest, The Intriguing Chambermaid No No No £284 18s 6d 58% N/A
20 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Robin Hood, The Midnight Hour No No No £285 18s 6d 63% N/A
24 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Robin Hood, The Midnight Hour No No No £298 8s 6d 75% N/A
25 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Robin Hood, The Irish Widow, Mirth by Moonshine No Yes No £327 2s 6d 66% N/A
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