The People - Abraham Portal

Gender
Man
Start
10 May 1726 (bap.)
End
1809 (d.)
Country of Birth
England
Locality
Clowne, Derbyshire
Bio
BD Vol. 12: 88-89
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Works (1 Results)

Title Year Type Role
The Cady of Bagdad 1778 Afterpiece Author

Activities (2 Results)

Theatre Activity
Drury Lane Music seller, Officekeeper

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (18 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
30 May 1782 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband; or, A Journey to London All the World's a Stage, The Irish Fair £60 9s £143 17s £204 6s Unknown Unknown Sh
29 May 1783 Drury Lane The West Indian The Deserter, Minuet de la Cour £57 £207 £264 £107 Unknown Sh
26 May 1784 Drury Lane A New Way to Pay Old Debts Who's the Dupe?, The Jovial Sailors £33 7s 6d £189 19s £223 6s 6d £105 Unknown Sh
25 May 1785 Drury Lane A Bold Stroke for a Wife The Waterman; or, The First of August, The Slave in Chains, Bright Phoebus Has Mounted the Chariot of Day £35 1s £211 £246 1s £107 Unknown Sh
31 May 1786 Drury Lane The Chances The Liar, The Lucky Return £30 6d £219 4s £249 4s 6d £105 Unknown Sh
06 Jun 1787 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife All the World's a Stage, La Soiree Provencalle £38 13s £254 13s £293 6s £105 Unknown Sh
10 Jun 1788 Drury Lane The Committee; or The Faithful Irishman The Humourist; or Who's Who?, The Conjugal Frolick, Say Bonny Lass Will You Lie in a Barrack £29 2s 6d £235 8s £264 10s 6d £106 Unknown Sh
06 Jun 1789 Drury Lane As You Like It The Padlock, The Irish Bird Catchers £37 12s £232 2s £269 14s £106 Unknown Sh
03 Jun 1790 Drury Lane The Two Gentleman of Verona The Quaker, The Elopement; or, Marriage a la Mode, Poor Jack!; Or, the Sweet Little Cherub £29 9s £314 1s £343 10s £106 Unknown Sh
01 Jun 1791 Drury Lane Love for Love The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed £34 16s 6d £354 8s £389 4s 6d £116 Unknown Sh
16 Jun 1792 Drury Lane The Heiress The First Floor £87 2s 6d Unknown £87 2s 6d £148 Unknown Sh
10 Jun 1793 Drury Lane The Foundling The Quaker, Comic Dance £51 1s 6d Unknown £51 1s 6d £147 Unknown Sh
30 May 1795 Drury Lane Twelfth Night The Quaker, Collins' Ode on the Passions £101 6s 6d £474 1s 6d £575 8s £211 Unknown Sh
14 Jun 1796 Drury Lane My Grandmother Tit for Tat, The Liar, A Picture of a Playhouse; Or, Bucks Have at ye All £65 15s £457 7s £523 2s £211 Unknown Sh
14 Jun 1797 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband The Sultan; or A Peep into the Seraglio, The Scotch Ghost; or, Little Fanny's Love £76 7s 6d £503 4s £579 11s 6d £213 Unknown Sh
15 Jun 1798 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed, Collins' Ode on the Passions £52 10s 6d Unknown £52 10s 6d £201 Unknown Sh
04 Jul 1799 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing No Song No Supper £61 3s Unknown £61 3s £211 Unknown Sh
17 Jun 1800 Drury Lane Love for Love The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro, The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms, Crazy Jane £70 5s 6d Unknown £70 5s 6d Unknown Unknown Sh
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Money paid (to theatre) (48 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes

Money received (from theatre) (90 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
16 Oct 1794 Drury Lane 1s 6d Portals Error 14th. Inst.
14 Nov 1794 Drury Lane 6s Portals Error last Night
16 Jun 1797 Drury Lane £4 18s Candles Portal's Night
06 Feb 1800 Drury Lane 2s Mr. Portal for One Gallery Check
29 Mar 1800 Drury Lane 7s Portall for two from Pit Perhaps one of Portal's errors, or tickets returned by theatregoers leaving early.
09 Jul 1800 Drury Lane £19 7s 6d Portal Office keeper. 155 days Salary this Season
06 Jan 1801 Drury Lane £3 Mr. Portal 20 Second account Checks on this Night by Mistakes
17 Jun 1801 Drury Lane £19 7s 6d Mr Portal Salary in full No date recorded in account book, so the most recent prior date has here been supplied.
20 Jan 1802 Drury Lane 10s 6d Portal 3 from Pit Perhaps one of Portal's errors, or tickets returned by theatregoers leaving early.
26 Jun 1802 Drury Lane £10 17s 6d " [Mr.] Portal