The Gentle Shepherd (1732)

Author
Cornelius Vandertop
Composer
A. A. Scots
Author
Allan Ramsay
Author
Theophilus Cibber
Composer
Thomas Linley Sr. (1781)
Author
Richard Tickell (1789)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Pastoral
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
£13,178 9s £119 7s (0.9%) £13,059 2s (99.1%)
1732 - 1809
£13,178 9s - (100%) £119 7s (0.9%) £13,059 2s (99.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
85 1 84
1732 - 1809
85 1 84
Notes
Thomas Linley wrote a new overture for this in 1781 while Richard Tickell's adaptation was first performed at Drury Lane in May 1789.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 May 1786 Drury Lane The Heiress, The Gentle Shepherd, Highland Reel No No No £155 5s 6d 34% N/A
26 May 1786 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife, The Gentle Shepherd, Minuet de la Cour, Allemande, Highland Reel No No Yes £229 17s 37% N/A
08 Jun 1786 Drury Lane The Heiress, The Gentle Shepherd, Highland Reel No No No £173 100% N/A
28 Sep 1786 Drury Lane The Heiress, The Gentle Shepherd, Highland Reel No No No £201 12s 6d 100% N/A
19 Oct 1786 Drury Lane Percy, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £158 13s 6d 37% N/A
22 Nov 1786 Drury Lane Cleone, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £217 6d 50% N/A
02 Dec 1786 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £223 5s 48% N/A
12 Mar 1787 Drury Lane Seduction, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £187 15s 41% N/A
27 May 1789 Drury Lane The Follies Of A Day Or The Marriage Of Figaro, The Gentle Shepherd, Highland Reel No No Yes £234 13s 6d 39% N/A
05 Jun 1789 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, The Gentle Shepherd, Highland Reel, Poor Jack No No Yes £218 7s 45% N/A
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