The People - Charles Macklin

Name Variants
  • Mr Macklin
  • Mr Mecklin
  • Mr Mechlin
  • Mr Machlin
Gender
Man
Start
1699 (b.)
End
11 Jul 1797 (d.)
Country of Birth
Ireland
Locality
Donegal
Bio
BD Vol. 10: 2-27
Links

Works (9 Results)

Title Year Type Role
Henry VII; or, The Popish Impostor 1746 Mainpiece Author
A Will and No Will; or, A Bone for the Lawyers 1746 Afterpiece Author
The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or The Plague of Envy 1747 Afterpiece Author
The Club of Fortune Hunters; or, The Widow Bewitched 1748 Afterpiece Author
Covent Garden Theatre; or, Pasquin Turned Drawcansir 1752 Afterpiece Author
Love a la mode 1759 Afterpiece Author
The Married Libertine 1761 Mainpiece Author
The Irish Fine Lady 1767 Afterpiece Author
The Man of the World 1781 Mainpiece Author

Activities (5 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Actor
Drury Lane Acting manager, Actor, Dancer, Singer

Benefits (Author) (6 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
21 Jan 1746 Drury Lane Henry VII; or, The Popish Impostor £30 16s Unknown £30 16s N/A Unknown
17 Jan 1760 Drury Lane The Refusal; or, The Ladies Philosophy Love a la mode £304 15s Unknown £304 15s N/A Unknown
31 Jan 1761 Covent Garden The Married Libertine £137 4s Unknown £137 4s £63 Unknown
05 Feb 1761 Covent Garden The Married Libertine Love a la mode £215 4s Unknown £215 4s £63 Unknown
10 Feb 1761 Covent Garden The Married Libertine Love a la mode £121 4s Unknown £121 4s £63 Unknown
17 May 1781 Covent Garden The Man of the World Harlequin Free-Mason Unknown Unknown Unknown £105 Unknown

Benefits (Charity) (1 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
17 Jun 1805 Covent Garden The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret Love a la mode, O Thou That Leav'st Me Half a Heart, The Storm Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (28 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
05 May 1737 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband; or, A Journey to London The King and the Miller of Mansfield, English Maggot, Harlequin Dance, Minuet, Wooden Shoe Dance Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown Sh
03 May 1738 Drury Lane The Merry Wives of Windsor The Intriguing Chambermaid, The Drunken Peasant, The Early Horn, Polonese, Turkish Dance Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown Sh
25 Apr 1739 Drury Lane The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cured, The Noontide Air, Hungarian Dance, Ball Dance, Minuet, Oh Happy Pair Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
17 Apr 1740 Drury Lane The Miser The Tragedy of Tragedies; or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great, Tambourine, English Captain, Ballet, Pierrots Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
07 Apr 1741 Drury Lane The Merchant of Venice The Intriguing Chambermaid, Tambourine, Allemande, La Rose Boree et Ziphirs, Characters of Dancing, Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
29 Mar 1742 Drury Lane The Double Dealer Tom Thumb. A Tragedy, Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond, Le Boufon, Bumper Squire Jones, The Italian Peasants £123 Unknown £123 N/A Unknown
21 Mar 1743 Drury Lane The Alchemist The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals, Sicilian Peasants, The Italian Gardners Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
13 Mar 1746 Drury Lane The She Gallant; or, Once a Lover and Always a Lover Three Hours after Marriage £111 8s Unknown £111 8s £60 Unknown
24 Mar 1747 Drury Lane Hamlet The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or The Plague of Envy £180 Unknown £180 N/A Unknown
22 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent A Will and No Will; or, A Bone for the Lawyers, The Savoyards £200 Unknown £200 £60 Unknown
10 Apr 1751 Covent Garden Theodosius; or, The Force of Love Flora; or, Hob in the Well, Grand Scotch Ballet Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
08 Apr 1752 Covent Garden The Provoked Husband; or, A Journey to London Covent Garden Theatre; or, Pasquin Turned Drawcansir, Grand Comic Ballet Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
24 Mar 1753 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent The Englishman in Paris Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
20 Dec 1753 Drury Lane The Refusal; or, The Ladies Philosophy The Englishman in Paris £220 Unknown £220 N/A Unknown
26 Feb 1761 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice Love a la mode £240 5s 6d Unknown £240 5s 6d £63 Unknown
29 Feb 1768 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice Love a la mode, The Dutch Milkmaid £198 13s £60 £258 13s £63 240
01 Jun 1775 Covent Garden Richard III St Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant, The Irish Lilt Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
22 Mar 1777 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice Love a la mode, Pastoral Dance, Mirth and Jollity £177 17s £95 19s £273 16s £64 450
24 Mar 1778 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice Love a la mode, All in the Downs; or, Farewell to Deal, La Soiree a la Mode £132 1s £80 7s £212 8s £64 412
05 Apr 1780 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice Love a la mode, The Embarkment for Cytherea, Shepherd's Wedding £193 15s £74 5s £268 £105 363
14 Dec 1780 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice Love a la mode, Shepherd's Wedding, The Humours of Leixlip; or, A Jaunt to the Salmon-Leap Unknown Unknown Unknown Free Unknown
05 Mar 1782 Covent Garden The Man of the World Tom Thumb, The Double Surprise, The Huntsman's Street Halloo Unknown Unknown Unknown Free Unknown
30 Apr 1783 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice Love a la mode, Damon and Musidora, The Belle of the Village £149 17s £58 6s £208 3s Free 331
20 May 1784 Covent Garden The Man of the World Harlequin Rambler; or, The Convent in an Uproar £116 4s £78 7s £194 11s Free 419
30 Mar 1786 Covent Garden The Man of the World Rosina £219 3s 6d £90 6s £309 9s 6d £105 472
05 May 1787 Covent Garden The Man of the World Love a la mode £178 10s 6d £156 11s £335 1s 6d N/A 751
28 Apr 1788 Covent Garden The Man of the World Love a la mode, The Piping Pedlar £147 5s £89 3s £236 8s N/A 466
07 May 1789 Covent Garden The Merchant of Venice The Death of Captain Cook, Fortune's Favor; Or The Lovers Lottery £166 2s 6d £112 11s £278 13s 6d N/A 580
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Money paid (to theatre) (5 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes
13 Aug 1761 Covent Garden £2 2s To Rece'd of Mr Macklin for Advanc'd for the License of the Maried Libertine
13 Jun 1774 Covent Garden £4 5s Recd being the remainder of the Receipt of the House, the 18th. November 1773, being dismissed on Mr. Macklin's Account
07 Jul 1787 Covent Garden £100 Recd of Do. [Mr Macklin] on acct of money lent
07 Jul 1787 Covent Garden £52 10s Recd of Mr Macklin 1/2 Charge of ye House
19 Dec 1797 Covent Garden £300 Recd of Thos Harris Esqr Part of the late Me Macklin's Bond

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Money received (from theatre) (67 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
26 Oct 1745 Drury Lane £21 To Mr. Lacy Pd Mr. Macklin
17 Mar 1746 Drury Lane £60 To Mr. Macklin on acct. Milhous and Hume, in 'A Drury Lane Account Book for 1745-46', p. 103 note, "In essence, management returned the £60 house charges from Macklin's benefit on 13 March as part payment on his arrears." Thus the payment has been categorised as his acting salary, rather than as benefit earnings.
19 Dec 1760 Covent Garden £35 Paid Mr. Macklin one 5th part of £179. being the surplus, after £63. Allow'd for the Charge as [per] Agreement
23 Dec 1760 Covent Garden £25 Pd. Mr Macklin one 5th part of £128. 15. being the surplus after £63. Allow'd for the Charge, as [per] Agreement
31 Dec 1760 Covent Garden £16 3d Pd. Mr. Macklin one 5th part of £84. 16. 6 being the surplus after £63. Allow'd for the Charge as [per] Agreement
02 Jan 1761 Covent Garden £24 Paid Mr. Macklin one 5th part of £120. 5. being the Surplus after £63. Allow'd for the Charge, as [per] Agreement
10 Jan 1761 Covent Garden £30 9d Paid Mr. Macklin one 5th part of £153. 14. being the Surplus after £63. Allow'd for the Charge, as [per] Agreement
14 Jan 1761 Covent Garden £18 11d Paid Mr. Macklin one 5th part of £94. 4. 6 being the surplus after £63. Allow'd for the Charge, as [per] Agreement
20 Jan 1761 Covent Garden £21 9d Paid Mr. Macklin one 5th part of £105. 14. being the Surplus after £63. Allow'd for the Charge as [per] Agreement
28 Jan 1761 Covent Garden £31 9d Paid Mr. Macklin one 5th part of £158. 19. being the Surplus after £63. Allow'd for the Charge as [per] Agreement