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

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.