The People - Elizabeth Billington

Name Variants
  • Mrs Billington
  • Miss Weichsel
  • Elizabeth Weichsel
Gender
Woman
Start
27 Dec 1765 (b.)
End
25 Aug 1818 (d.)
Country of Birth
England
Locality
London
Bio
BD Vol. 2: 122-29
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Works (2 Results)

Title Year Type Role
Concerto on grand pianoforte N/A N/A Composer
Concerto on pianoforte N/A N/A Composer

Activities (4 Results)

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

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (13 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
02 May 1786 Covent Garden The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Rosina, The Drunken Sailor Reclaimed £223 14s £120 18s £344 12s £105 559
13 Mar 1787 Covent Garden Love in a Village The Enchanted Castle £176 16s £100 13s £277 9s Unknown Unknown
28 Jan 1788 Covent Garden The Lady of the Manor Rosina, Leap Year, or A New Way of Wooing, Sweet Bird £246 12s 6d £118 11s £365 3s 6d Free 531
30 Apr 1788 Covent Garden Artaxerxes The Padlock, Leap Year, or A New Way of Wooing £170 15s 6d £122 15s £293 10s 6d Unknown 506
26 Jan 1789 Covent Garden Inkle and Yarico Marian, Negro Dance, Sweet Bird £298 19s 6d £120 17s £419 16s 6d Unknown 527
20 May 1789 Covent Garden Fontainbleau; or Our Way in France The Flitch of Bacon, The Piping Pedlar, Auld Robin Gray £201 4s 6d £89 12s £290 16s 6d Unknown 388
08 Mar 1790 Covent Garden The Czar Three Weeks After Marriage, The Prince Unable to Conceal His Pain £258 7s 6d £108 2s £366 9s 6d Unknown 452
02 Jun 1790 Covent Garden Hamlet Marian, Mad Bess, Sweet Bird £262 6s 6d £89 3s £351 9s 6d Unknown 385
28 Feb 1792 Covent Garden Orpheus and Eurydice Rosina, Sweet Bird £266 14s £105 1s £371 15s £105 462
22 May 1792 Covent Garden Lionel and Clarissa; or, A School for Fathers The Deserter, Bravura Song, Concerto on grand pianoforte, Se Ti Perdo £209 4s 6d £111 £320 4s 6d £105 518
22 Feb 1802 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera £359 9s £155 6d £514 9s 6d Unknown 518
30 Apr 1802 Drury Lane Algonah Three Weeks After Marriage £360 19s £239 14s £600 13s Free Unknown
28 May 1802 Covent Garden The Lie of the Day; or, A Party at Hampton Court Rosina, St David's Day; or, The Honest Welchman £196 6s £186 8s 6d £382 14s 6d Unknown 803
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Money received (from theatre) (75 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
10 Apr 1792 Covent Garden £315 Paid Mrs. Billington
28 May 1792 Covent Garden £210 Paid Mrs. Billington
07 Jun 1792 Covent Garden £229 4s 6d Paid Mrs. Billington in full
22 Jun 1792 Covent Garden £6 Paid Mrs Billington in ful
08 Oct 1801 Drury Lane £100 Mr. Fosbrook towards paying Mrs. Billington's Bill
10 Oct 1801 Drury Lane £110 Mr. Fosbrook for Mrs. Billingtons Bill
17 Oct 1801 Drury Lane £105 Mr. Fosbrook towards Mrs. Billingtons Bill
23 Oct 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
29 Oct 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
06 Nov 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco