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
Links

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
22 Sep 1781 Drury Lane £6 2s 6d Mr Portal's Error in latter Acct 20th Inst
27 Sep 1781 Drury Lane £12 10s Portal's Error 50 short
22 Oct 1781 Drury Lane £10 15s 6d Portal's Error 50 short
01 Nov 1781 Drury Lane £3 2s 6d Portal's Error last Night
18 Dec 1781 Drury Lane £1 12s 6d To Mr Portal's Error last Night
01 Jun 1782 Drury Lane £44 19s 9d Dificy. 30th May
01 Jun 1782 Drury Lane £15 Mr Portal ret.d Cash for Change
28 Feb 1783 Drury Lane £2 10s Portal's Error in the first Acct
06 Jun 1783 Drury Lane £50 12s 2d Do. [Deficiency] 29th
22 Jul 1783 Drury Lane £15 Mr Portal Change returned
28 May 1784 Drury Lane £15 Mr Portal's Change return'd
01 Jun 1784 Drury Lane £72 9s 10d Do. [Benft] Do. [Deficy] 26th by Mr Portal
25 Nov 1784 Drury Lane £2 Mr Portals Error last night
30 May 1785 Drury Lane £15 Mr Portall Change return'd
31 May 1785 Drury Lane £72 18s 3d Mr Portal's Deficy 25th May
17 Jan 1786 Drury Lane £5 17s 6d Mr Portals error of last night
08 Jun 1786 Drury Lane £75 9s Mr Portal &c
08 Jun 1786 Drury Lane £15 Portals advance Money return'd
12 Oct 1786 Drury Lane 5s Mr Portal One on Tuesy last
25 Oct 1786 Drury Lane £1 5s Mr Portal Error last night
02 Feb 1787 Drury Lane £12 10s Mr Portals Error 50 First Acct Coprs [?] 1st Inst
11 Jun 1787 Drury Lane £66 16s 4d Portal in full
13 Jun 1788 Drury Lane £77 12s 5d Mr Portal Do. [Deficy]
06 Oct 1788 Drury Lane £6 5s Mr Portal Error on Saty night 25 Copprs
13 Jun 1789 Drury Lane £54 19s 3d Portal Shade & Hicks Deficy in full
07 Jun 1790 Drury Lane £10 10s Portal Change return'd
07 Jun 1790 Drury Lane £77 10s Portal & Co. Do. [Deficy] Do. [in full]
11 Jun 1791 Drury Lane £81 11s 10d Portal Mr &ca Do. Do. [by cash on Acct]
11 Jun 1791 Drury Lane £10 10s Do. [Portal Mr] his advance for Change
18 Nov 1791 Drury Lane £2 14s Mr Portal's Error last night
21 Nov 1791 Drury Lane £2 14s Portal Error last Sat.y
06 Jul 1792 Drury Lane £10 10s Do. [Portal] his Cash for Change return'd
06 Jul 1792 Drury Lane £6 Do. [Portal] Thompsons Do. [cash for change?]
06 Jul 1792 Drury Lane £60 18s 9d Portal & others Defic.y in full
03 Jul 1793 Drury Lane £1 1s Portal an Error
03 Jul 1793 Drury Lane £96 11s Mr. Portal & Co. Do. [in full]
08 Jun 1795 Drury Lane £110 6s Mr Portal &c Deficy in full
01 Jun 1796 Drury Lane 15s Error Portal
29 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £1 10s Portal 5 Checks underpaid
19 Apr 1800 Drury Lane £2 2s Mr Portal's Error this Night
30 Jun 1800 Drury Lane £140 15s 3d Portal & others Do. [Deficiency] 17th June
27 Sep 1800 Drury Lane £402 16s Error in Portal's first account
17 Jun 1801 Drury Lane £153 17s 6d Portal & others Benefit Deficiency
01 Feb 1802 Drury Lane 12s Portal 4 latter account checks 28th not paid
26 Jun 1802 Drury Lane £142 18s 10d " [Mr] Portal & others do. [Benefit] do. [Deficiency]
18 Oct 1802 Drury Lane 3s Errors Saturday night Mr Portal Box Office keeper
15 Jun 1803 Drury Lane £132 14s 2d Portal & others Benefit Deficy 13th
12 Jun 1804 Drury Lane £146 19s 8d Portal & others Boxkeepers

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Money received (from theatre) (90 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
15 Jan 1780 Drury Lane £4 15s Mr. Portal for Music Paper &ca
06 Nov 1780 Drury Lane £3 16s 9d Mr. Portal for Music Paper
23 Jan 1781 Drury Lane £10 5d Ditto [Mr. Portal] Do. [Stationers Bill] for Orchestra to Decr. 23d.
23 Jan 1781 Drury Lane £7 1s Mr. Portal Stationers Bill to Decr. 12th
18 Sep 1781 Drury Lane £15 Portal for Change
11 Oct 1781 Drury Lane 12s 6d Portals Error on Tuesday 9th. Inst.
23 Oct 1781 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal Error last Night
10 Nov 1781 Drury Lane 10s Portal Error last Night
26 Nov 1781 Drury Lane £1 5s Portals Error last Nt.
29 Dec 1781 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal Error last Nt.
01 Feb 1782 Drury Lane £14 7s 9d Mr. Portal in full 21st. Decr. 81 Inclusive
07 Feb 1782 Drury Lane 6s Mr. Portal in full this season
20 May 1782 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal Error
01 Jun 1782 Drury Lane 2s 6d Mr. Portal Error last Nt.
18 Sep 1782 Drury Lane £15 Mr. Portal for Change
19 Sep 1782 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal's Error last Night.
21 Sep 1782 Drury Lane 5s Portal's Error last Night.
07 Oct 1782 Drury Lane £4 Mr. Portal's Bill for Music Paper
16 Oct 1782 Drury Lane £1 5s Mr. Portals Error last Night
15 Nov 1782 Drury Lane £1 5s Mr. Portal's Error last Night
29 Nov 1782 Drury Lane 2s 6d Mr. Portal's Error last Night
10 Dec 1782 Drury Lane 5s Portal's error last night.
06 Jan 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal's Error last night
13 Jan 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal's error last night.
27 Jan 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal's Error last night.
11 Feb 1783 Drury Lane £4 Mr. Portal Music Paper in full
17 Feb 1783 Drury Lane 10s Mr. Portal's Error last night.
25 Feb 1783 Drury Lane 7s 6d Portal's error last night.
29 Mar 1783 Drury Lane 5s Portals Error 27th. Inst.
21 Apr 1783 Drury Lane 10s Portal's Error 12th. Inst.
23 May 1783 Drury Lane £1 Mr. Portal for Music Paper
26 May 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portals Error Saty. night
06 Jun 1783 Drury Lane £2 6s 6d Mr. Portals Bill for Music Stationary
18 Sep 1783 Drury Lane £15 Mr. Portal for Change
27 Sep 1783 Drury Lane 2s 6d Mr. Portall's Error 25th.
02 Oct 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portals Error.
08 Oct 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portals Error last night
11 Oct 1783 Drury Lane £1 5s Mr. Portall's Error 9th Inst.
21 Oct 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portall's Error last night
05 Nov 1783 Drury Lane 5s Portall's Error last night
07 Nov 1783 Drury Lane £5 6d Mr. Portal for Music Paper
13 Nov 1783 Drury Lane 2s 6d Mr. Portal's Error last night
20 Nov 1783 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal's Error last night
08 Dec 1783 Drury Lane 2s 6d Mr. Portal's Error Saty. night last
09 Jan 1784 Drury Lane £4 Mr. Portal Music Paper
03 Apr 1784 Drury Lane £4 Portal for Music Paper
23 Sep 1784 Drury Lane £15 Advanced Mr. Portal for Change
05 Oct 1784 Drury Lane 15s Mr. Portal's error last night
12 Oct 1784 Drury Lane 2s 6d Portal's Error last night
18 Oct 1784 Drury Lane 10s Mr. Portal's error Saty. last.
29 Oct 1784 Drury Lane 15s Mr. Portal's Error last night
01 Dec 1784 Drury Lane 15s Mr. Portals Error last night
22 Feb 1785 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portall's Error last night
28 Mar 1785 Drury Lane 15s Mr. Portall's error the last night of Playg.
24 Sep 1785 Drury Lane £15 Advanced Mr. Portal for Change
10 Oct 1785 Drury Lane £2 Portals Error 8th. Inst.
26 Nov 1785 Drury Lane 7s 6d Portals Error last night
08 Dec 1785 Drury Lane 10s Portal's Error of last night
24 Feb 1786 Drury Lane £6 10s Mr. Portal Error last night.
19 Sep 1786 Drury Lane 15s Mr. Portal's Error the last night
27 Nov 1786 Drury Lane 10s Mr. Portal's Error the Saty. night
12 Dec 1786 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal error Saty. Night
29 Dec 1786 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal Error last night
02 Feb 1787 Drury Lane £1 6d Portals Error last Night
09 Oct 1787 Drury Lane 2s 6d Portal's error Saty. night
27 Nov 1787 Drury Lane 10s Mr. Portals Error 24th. Inst. Incluve.
02 Oct 1788 Drury Lane 2s 6d Mr. Portal Error Tuesy.
29 Nov 1788 Drury Lane 5s Portal Error last night
11 Jun 1789 Drury Lane 5s Mr. Portal Error last night
12 Sep 1789 Drury Lane £10 10s Mr. Portal for Change
15 Oct 1789 Drury Lane 2s 6d Mr. Portals Error Tuesy. Evening
13 May 1790 Drury Lane 10s Mr. Portal's Error Saty. Eveng.
05 Oct 1790 Drury Lane £10 10s Mr. Portal for Change
22 Dec 1790 Drury Lane 5s Portal's Error
20 Jan 1791 Drury Lane £1 12s 6d Mr. Portal Error the 18th. Inst.
27 Jan 1791 Drury Lane 5s Portals Error last Night
06 Oct 1791 Drury Lane £10 Portall Box Office Keeper advance for Change
02 Jan 1792 Drury Lane 3s Return'd Portal
12 Jun 1792 Drury Lane 6s Mr. Portals Error
17 Dec 1792 Drury Lane £1 4s Portal Error Saty. Night
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

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