Anonymous - Robin Hood and the Potter

From International Robin Hood Bibliography

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-10. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-27.

According to the "Theatrical Register" column in the Gentleman's Magazine, one or more pieces entitled Robin Hood was/were performed quite frequently at Covent Garden during the 1780 and '90s. The Register lists just the titles and dates of performance. No doubt further data such as full titles and authors will be found in other sources, but in the meantime the dates of performance are collected on this page. Two other titles possibly related to the Robin Hood tradition also figure quite frequently: Marian (at Covent Garden) and Richard Coeur de Lion (at Drury Lane). The dates for these pieces are listed on the "Discussion" page.

Performances of pieces titled 'Robin Hood'

  • 1784
    • April 17, 19-20[1], 30[2]
    • May 3, 5, 11-14, 19, 24, 31[3]
    • October 12, 15, 22[4]
    • November 2, 9[5]
    • December 10[6]
  • 1785
  • 1787
    • October 18, 20, 24-25, 27, 30[9]
    • November 1, 3, 6, 10, 17, 21, 24, 27[10]
    • December 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 19[11]
  • 1788
  • 1789
  • 1790
  • 1791

Allusions

1587 - Anonymous - Just Censure and Reproof of Martin Junior

Anderson parson of Stepney, should make roome before him with his two hand staffe, as he did once before the morrice daunce, at a market towne in the edge of Buckingham or Bedford shires, where he bare the Potters part. His two supporters alwayes to leade him by the armes, must be sir Lenard Wright, and sir Tom Blan o Bedford, the one whereof also must carrie his bable, and the other a looking glasse for their Maister, to see whether his catercappe doth euery way reach ouer his eares, and so stand according to his calling. As for Mar-Martin, and Iohn Fregueuile, they alterius vicibus, shall be the groomes of his stoole [...]

[Marginal note to Anderson's name:] This chaplein robbed the poore mens box at Northampton, played the Potters part in the morriee [sic] daunce, and begotte his maide with child in Leicestershire: and these things hee did since he was firste Priest.[27]

Background

Notes

  1. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIV, pt. 1 (1784), p. 284
  2. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIV, pt. 1 (1784), p. 394
  3. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIV, pt. 1 (1784), p. 394
  4. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIV, pt. 2 (1784), p. 874
  5. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIV, pt. 2 (1784), p. 874
  6. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIV, pt. 2 (1784), p. 912
  7. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LV, pt. 1 (1785), p. 304
  8. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LV, pt. 2 (1785), p. 816
  9. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVII, pt. 2 (1787), p. 939
  10. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVII, pt. 2 (1787), p. 1035
  11. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVII, pt. 2 (1787), p. 1131
  12. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVIII, pt. 1 (1788), p. 87
  13. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVIII, pt. 1 (1788), p. 183
  14. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVIII, pt. 1 (1788), p. 375
  15. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVIII, pt. 1 (1788), p. 471
  16. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LVIII, pt. 2 (1788), p. 1035
  17. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIX, pt. 1 (1789), p. 91
  18. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIX, pt. 1 (1789), p. 379
  19. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LIX, pt. 1 (1789), p. 579
  20. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LX, pt. 1 (1790), p. 283
  21. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LX, pt. 2 (1790), p. 963
  22. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LX, pt. 2 (1790), p. 1059
  23. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LX, pt. 2 (1790), p. 1155
  24. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LXI, pt. 1 (1791), p. 287
  25. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LXI, pt. 1 (1791), p. 495
  26. Anonymous, compil. 'Theatrical Register', Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LXI, pt. 1 (1791), p. 591
  27. Nashe, Thomas; McKerrow, Ronald Brunlees, ed.; Wilson, F.P., ed. The Works of Thomas Nashe (Oxford, 1966), vol. IV, p. 56.