The People - Thomas Holcroft

Gender
Man
Start
10 Dec 1745 (b.)
End
23 Mar 1809 (d.)
Country of Birth
England
Locality
London

Bio
BD Vol. 7: 358-64

Works (23 Results)

Title Year Type Role
The Crisis; or Love and Fear 1778 Afterpiece Author
Duplicity 1781 Mainpiece Author
The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro 1784 Mainpiece Author
The Choleric Fathers 1785 Mainpiece Author
Seduction 1787 Mainpiece Author
The School for Arrogance 1791 Mainpiece Author
The Road to Ruin 1792 Mainpiece Author
Love’s Frailties; or, Precept against Practice 1794 Mainpiece Author
The Rival Queens; or, Drury Lane and Covent Garden 1794 Afterpiece Author
Heigh ho! for a Husband 1794 Mainpiece Author
The Deserted Daughter 1795 Mainpiece Author
The Man of Ten Thousand 1796 Mainpiece Author
The Masked Friend 1796 Mainpiece Author
The Force of Ridicule 1796 Mainpiece Author
Knave, or Not? 1798 Mainpiece Author
He's Much to Blame 1798 Mainpiece Author
The Old Cloathsman 1799 Afterpiece Author
Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected 1801 Mainpiece Author
The Escapes; or, The Water Carrier 1801 Afterpiece Author
A Tale of Mystery 1802 Afterpiece Author
Hear Both Sides 1803 Mainpiece Author
The Lady of the Rock 1805 Afterpiece Author
The Vindictive Man 1806 Mainpiece Author

Activities (4 Results)

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

Benefits (Author) (17 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
19 Oct 1781 Covent Garden Duplicity Midas Unknown Unknown Unknown £105 Unknown
06 Nov 1781 Covent Garden Duplicity The Flitch of Bacon Unknown Unknown Unknown £105 Unknown
20 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Retaliation, Leap Year, or A New Way of Wooing Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
01 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro The Magic Cavern; or, Virtue's Triumph Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
12 Nov 1785 Covent Garden The Choleric Fathers Appearance is against Them, The Piping Pedlar £211 6d Unknown £211 6d N/A Unknown
17 Mar 1787 Drury Lane Seduction An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked £216 12s 6d Unknown £216 12s 6d £105 Unknown
24 Mar 1787 Drury Lane Seduction The Sultan; or A Peep into the Seraglio £199 13s 6d Unknown £199 13s 6d £105 Unknown
05 May 1787 Drury Lane Seduction Who's the Dupe? £153 3s 6d Unknown £153 3s 6d £105 Unknown
08 Feb 1791 Covent Garden The School for Arrogance Tom Thumb £172 15s Unknown £172 15s N/A Unknown
17 Feb 1791 Covent Garden The School for Arrogance The Highland Reel £190 12s 6d Unknown £190 12s 6d N/A Unknown
24 Feb 1791 Covent Garden The School for Arrogance Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia £185 8s 6d Unknown £185 8s 6d N/A Unknown
21 Feb 1792 Covent Garden The Road to Ruin The Poor Soldier £224 1s 6d Unknown £224 1s 6d £105 Unknown
27 Feb 1792 Covent Garden The Road to Ruin The Farmer £302 18s 6d Unknown £302 18s 6d £105 Unknown
05 Mar 1792 Covent Garden The Road to Ruin A Divertisement £289 17s 6d Unknown £289 17s 6d £105 Unknown
01 Feb 1803 Drury Lane Unknown Drama Hear Both Sides, Love and Magic; or, Harlequin's Holiday £222 19s Unknown £222 19s £200 Unknown
04 Feb 1803 Drury Lane Unknown Drama Hear Both Sides, Love and Magic; or, Harlequin's Holiday £239 10s Unknown £239 10s £200 Unknown
08 Feb 1803 Drury Lane Unknown Drama Hear Both Sides, Midas £177 17s Unknown £177 17s £200 Unknown

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (4 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
19 May 1778 Drury Lane The Rivals The Waterman; or, The First of August £38 16s 6d £172 15s £211 11s 6d £105 Unknown Sh
18 May 1779 Drury Lane Richard III The Mayor of Garratt £46 4s £207 4s £253 8s £105 Unknown Sh
29 Apr 1780 Drury Lane Twelfth Night Dr. Last's Examination before the College of Physicians, The Waterman; or, The First of August £47 13s 6d £142 11s £190 4s 6d £64 Unknown Sh
10 May 1781 Drury Lane The Fair Quaker of Deal; or, The Humours of the Navy Fete, Who's the Dupe?, The Butterfly, Rule Britannia £65 11s £137 13s £203 4s N/A Unknown Sh

Money paid (to theatre) (1 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes
29 May 1781 Drury Lane £11 6d Mr Holcroft Benft deficy in full

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Money received (from theatre) (48 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
21 Dec 1776 Drury Lane £1 Holcroft
19 Nov 1781 Covent Garden £100 Paid Mr: Holcroft in full for his Benefit Nights for the Comedy of Duplicity
23 Dec 1785 Covent Garden £140 Paid Mr Holcroft his Ballc. on 2 Nts. of the Choleric Father
01 Mar 1791 Covent Garden £197 Paid Mr Holcroft / Author / 3 Nts. Balle.
28 Feb 1792 Covent Garden £200 Paid Thos. Holcroft Esqr. on acct
15 Mar 1792 Covent Garden £301 6d Paid Mr Holcroft 3 Nights Ballc[.]
09 Apr 1792 Covent Garden £157 6d Paid Mr Holcroft 4 Nts. Ball
11 Apr 1792 Covent Garden £52 Paid Mr Holcroft for a Play School for Arrogance
29 Nov 1793 Covent Garden £100 Paid Mr. Holcroft
28 Dec 1793 Covent Garden £100 Paid Mr. Holcroft on Acco