The People - Sarah Siddons

Name Variants
  • Mrs Siddons
Gender
Woman
Start
05 Jul 1755 (b.)
End
08 Jun 1831 (d.)
Country of Birth
Wales
Locality
Brecon
Bio
BD Vol. 14: 1-67
Links

Activities (4 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Actor, Singer
Drury Lane Actor, Singer

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (26 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
29 Apr 1776 Drury Lane Cymbeline The Theatrical Candidates, The Rival Candidates, The Sailors Revels at Portsmouth; or British Glory £69 4s Unknown £69 4s £68 Unknown Sh
14 Dec 1782 Drury Lane Venice Preservd; or, A Plot Discovered Bon Ton; or High Life Above Stairs, Minuet de la Cour £162 8s £172 17s £335 5s Free Unknown
18 Mar 1783 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride All the World's a Stage £158 1s 6d £171 15s £329 16s 6d £108 Unknown
22 Dec 1783 Drury Lane Douglas The Liar £167 8s 6d £136 £303 8s 6d Free Unknown
24 Apr 1784 Drury Lane Tancred and Sigismunda The Deaf Lover, The Sportsmen's Return £154 6s £169 15s £324 1s £106 Unknown
02 Feb 1785 Drury Lane Macbeth The Guardian £206 1s £140 15s £346 16s Free Unknown
30 Apr 1785 Drury Lane As You Like It The Humourist; or Who's Who?, Comic Dance £159 19s 3d £167 10s £327 9s 3d £106 Unknown
04 Mar 1786 Drury Lane The Distressed Mother Arthur and Emmeline £134 1s £159 10s £293 11s Free Unknown
15 May 1786 Drury Lane Hamlet Comus (1772) £144 10s 6d £182 4s £326 14s 6d £109 Unknown
29 Jan 1787 Drury Lane Cymbeline The Romp, La Soiree Provencalle £171 2s 6d £173 15s £344 17s 6d Free Unknown
07 May 1787 Drury Lane The Tragedy of Jane Shore Bon Ton; or High Life Above Stairs £155 2s 6d £182 14s £337 16s 6d £105 Unknown
21 Jan 1788 Drury Lane King Lear The Deserter £196 12s 6d £147 £343 12s 6d Free Unknown
05 May 1788 Drury Lane All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Catherine and Petruchio, The Conjugal Frolick £151 6s £175 17s £327 3s £111 Unknown
16 Feb 1789 Drury Lane The Law of Lombardy Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades £178 14s 6d £161 11s £340 5s 6d Free Unknown
11 May 1789 Drury Lane Romeo and Juliet The Toy Shop, Dirge £125 11s 6d £194 15s £320 6s 6d £112 Unknown
04 Apr 1791 Drury Lane The Gamester The Deuce is in Him £223 1s £189 10s £412 11s Free Unknown
26 Mar 1792 Drury Lane Henry VIII Selima and Azor £286 4s 6d £207 11s 6d £493 16s £159 Unknown
18 Mar 1793 Drury Lane The Rival Sisters The Prisoner £266 17s £184 9s 6d £451 6s 6d £154 Unknown
27 Apr 1795 Drury Lane Mahomet the Impostor Edgar and Emmeline £361 12s 6d £208 3s 6d £569 16s £204 Unknown
02 May 1796 Drury Lane Julia; or, Such Things Were The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed £355 7s 6d £235 6s 6d £590 14s £213 Unknown
01 May 1797 Drury Lane Fatal Curiosity The Wedding Day, The Deuce is in Him £433 18s £185 10s 6d £619 8s 6d £211 Unknown
23 Apr 1798 Drury Lane The Stranger The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed £361 2s 6d £150 4s 6d £511 7s £212 Unknown
29 May 1799 Drury Lane Pizarro The Humourist; or Who's Who? £269 16s 6d £169 16s £439 12s 6d Free Unknown
05 May 1800 Drury Lane De Montfort Of Age Tomorrow £185 16s £110 17s £296 13s £207 Unknown
27 Apr 1801 Drury Lane Macbeth Lodoiska £413 12s £163 13s £577 5s £223 Unknown
03 May 1802 Drury Lane Macbeth The Wedding Day £413 17s £189 18s £603 15s £228 Unknown
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Money paid (to theatre) (3 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes
26 Jun 1786 Drury Lane £4 7s 10d Mrs Siddons Do. [Acct over]
30 Jun 1787 Drury Lane £12 3s 6d Mrs Siddons's Do. [Saly] including Fund Nt
23 Jun 1788 Drury Lane 10s Siddons Mrs Do. [overcharged] Do. [in Salary]

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Money received (from theatre) (192 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
05 Jun 1783 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons Present from the Proprietors
22 May 1784 Drury Lane £18 2d Mrs. Siddons in full
25 May 1785 Drury Lane £7 8d Mrs. Siddons to compleat Salary
21 Mar 1789 Drury Lane £186 Mrs. Siddons to compleat her Salry. for the 40 Nights
28 Apr 1789 Drury Lane £175 Mrs. Siddons 10. Nights at £17: 10: 0 Pr. Night
10 Jun 1789 Drury Lane £52 Mrs. Siddons in full of Salry. & all demands
04 Feb 1792 Drury Lane £3 A Bill for Artificial Flowers for Mrs. Siddons
11 Feb 1792 Drury Lane £3 Tutt a Bill for Fringe for Mrs. Siddons
18 Feb 1792 Drury Lane £200 Mrs. Siddons on Acct.
22 May 1792 Drury Lane £580 Mrs. Siddons to compleat for 26 Nights Playing at £30: 0: 0 Pr. Nt. Recd. before £200
07 Jan 1793 Drury Lane £150 Mrs. Siddons on Acct.
21 Feb 1793 Drury Lane £250 Mrs. Siddons for Salary on Acct.
20 Oct 1794 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons for 3 Nights 18th. Inclusive
20 Nov 1794 Drury Lane £140 Mrs. Siddons 7 Nights 11th. Inclusive
29 Jan 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
26 Feb 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
03 Mar 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
07 Mar 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
10 Mar 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
14 Mar 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
17 Mar 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
21 Mar 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
24 Mar 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
07 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
11 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
14 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
14 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 By Proprietors Gift to Mr. Palmer of Mrs. Siddons's Charge for this Night
18 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
25 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
29 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
29 Apr 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mr. Bensley Gift by the Proprietors to him for Mrs. Siddons's Playing
02 May 1795 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
26 Sep 1795 Drury Lane £31 Mrs. Siddons's Salary
03 Oct 1795 Drury Lane £31 Mrs. Siddons this Week
10 Oct 1795 Drury Lane £31 Mrs. Siddons
17 Oct 1795 Drury Lane £31 Mrs. Siddons
24 Oct 1795 Drury Lane £31 Mrs. Siddons
12 Nov 1795 Drury Lane £63 Mrs. Siddons 2 Weeks to 7. Novr.
07 Jan 1796 Drury Lane £50 Mrs. Siddons on Account By Bill 200 Cash 50
21 Jan 1796 Drury Lane £63 Mrs. Siddons
05 Feb 1796 Drury Lane £200 Mrs. Siddons Bill of Exchange of 2nd Feby. Pd.
22 Sep 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 1. Night
24 Sep 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 2nd. Night
03 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 3rd. Time
06 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons's 4th. Night
08 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £12 Rein in advance for a Dress Mrs. Siddons
10 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 5th. Night
13 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 6th. Night
17 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 7th. Payment
22 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 8th. Payt.
26 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 9th. Payment
29 Oct 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 10th. Payment
05 Nov 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 11th. Payment
10 Nov 1796 Drury Lane £40 Mrs. Siddons 2 Nights 12th & 13th. Payt.
14 Nov 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for 12. Inst. 14th Payt.
16 Nov 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 15th. Payment
18 Nov 1796 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons 16th. Payt.
28 Nov 1796 Drury Lane £40 Mrs. Siddons by Proprietors Draft 2 Nights
10 Dec 1796 Drury Lane £40 Mrs. Siddons
19 Dec 1796 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons
02 Jan 1797 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons
21 Jan 1797 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons
13 Feb 1797 Drury Lane £80 Mrs. Siddons
23 Feb 1797 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons
25 Mar 1797 Drury Lane £50 Mrs. Siddons on Account
06 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £40 Mrs. Siddons for two Nights Performance
06 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons 6 Nights Liquadation
14 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £40 Mrs. Siddons 2 Nights Performance 9th. Included
20 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £40 Mrs. Siddons 2 Nights Performance
20 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
28 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons for 3. Nights
30 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £8 Miss Rein for a Dress for Mrs. Siddons
12 Dec 1797 Drury Lane £50 Mrs. Siddons on Acct.
03 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for Measure for Measure
03 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
06 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
06 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
10 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons for this Night
10 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation for Saty "for Saty" was written because the expense was recorded overleaf from the rest of the Saturday 10 March 1798 expenses.
13 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons
13 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
17 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons
17 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
24 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons
24 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £100 Do. [Mrs. Siddons] Liquidation
26 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons
26 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
07 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons 3. Nights
10 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £20 Mrs. Siddons
10 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £30 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
12 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £40 Mrs. Siddons 2 Nights
12 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £60 Mrs. Siddons Liquidation
16 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £70 Mrs. Siddons
16 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £30 Mrs. Siddons
19 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £100 Mrs. Siddons
23 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £50 Mrs. Siddons
24 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £148 Mrs. Siddons's Benefit Balance
01 May 1798 Drury Lane £50 Mrs. Siddons
12 May 1798 Drury Lane £50 Mrs. Siddons
23 May 1798 Drury Lane £50 Mrs. Siddons