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
Links

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
19 May 1786 Covent Garden £118 14s Pd. Mrs. Billington Benefit Ballce
22 Mar 1787 Covent Garden £71 16s Pd. Mrs. Billington her benefit Ballc[.]
12 Feb 1788 Covent Garden £246 12s 6d Paid Mrs: Billington her Benefit Ballce.
10 Jun 1788 Covent Garden £65 17s 6d Paid Mrs. Billington Benefit Ball.
18 Nov 1788 Covent Garden £100 Paid Mrs. Billington on acct
09 Feb 1789 Covent Garden £193 19s 6d Paid Mrs. Billington Benefit Ball.
28 Apr 1789 Covent Garden £50 Paid Mrs Billington
25 May 1789 Covent Garden £100 Paid Mrs. Billington
25 May 1789 Covent Garden £96 4s Paid Ditto [Mrs. Billington] Benefit Ballance
27 Jun 1789 Covent Garden £300 Paid Mrs. Billington, in full
04 Mar 1790 Covent Garden £105 Paid Mrs. Billington
06 Apr 1790 Covent Garden £153 7s Paid Mrs. Billington, Benefit Ball.
19 Apr 1790 Covent Garden £210 Paid Mrs. Billington
12 May 1790 Covent Garden £10 Pd. Mrs. Egan for a Dress for Mrs. Billington Unclear whether Mrs Egan (or her staff) made, bought, or bought and altered this dress.
25 May 1790 Covent Garden £210 Paid Mrs Billington
07 Jun 1790 Covent Garden £157 6s Paid Mrs. Billington Benefit Ballc.
23 Jun 1790 Covent Garden £210 Paid Mrs. Billington in full
10 Jan 1792 Covent Garden £315 Paid Mrs. Billington
17 Feb 1792 Covent Garden £210 Paid Mrs. Billington
15 Mar 1792 Covent Garden £161 14s Paid Mrs. Billington, Benefit Ball
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
11 Nov 1801 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington by Mr. Nield
12 Nov 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
19 Nov 1801 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington
19 Nov 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
23 Nov 1801 Drury Lane £5 Miss Rein for a Dress for Mrs. Billington
24 Nov 1801 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington
28 Nov 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
28 Nov 1801 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington
03 Dec 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
03 Dec 1801 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington
07 Dec 1801 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington
11 Dec 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
12 Dec 1801 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington
26 Dec 1801 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
28 Dec 1801 Drury Lane £105 Mrs. Billington
01 Jan 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
08 Jan 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
13 Jan 1802 Drury Lane £8 Townsend, Bow St for Extra Constables on Mrs. Billington's Nights
18 Jan 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
26 Jan 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
16 Feb 1802 Covent Garden £150 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
23 Feb 1802 Covent Garden £369 19s 6d Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco of Benefit
24 Feb 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
25 Feb 1802 Drury Lane £105 Mrs. Billington by Mr. Nield
02 Mar 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
08 Mar 1802 Drury Lane £105 Mrs. Billington by Mr. Nield
11 Mar 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
13 Mar 1802 Drury Lane £105 Mrs. Billington by Mr. Nield
16 Mar 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
23 Mar 1802 Drury Lane £105 Mr. Nield for Mrs. Billington
25 Mar 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
03 Apr 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
03 Apr 1802 Drury Lane £105 Mr. Nield for Mrs. Billington
07 Apr 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
10 Apr 1802 Drury Lane £105 Mrs. Billington by Mr. Nield
23 Apr 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
30 Apr 1802 Covent Garden £75 Paid Mrs. Billington on Acco
04 May 1802 Drury Lane £360 19s Messers Neeld & Fladgate for Mrs. Billington, Cash Received at her Benefit
05 May 1802 Drury Lane £105 Mrs. Billington
08 May 1802 Covent Garden £150 Paid Mrs. Billington in full of her engagement to 30th. April last £2100
10 May 1802 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington for Saturday Night
19 May 1802 Drury Lane £52 10s Messrs. Neeld & Fladgate for Mrs. Billington
26 May 1802 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington by Messrs. Neeld & Fladgate
29 May 1802 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington by Messrs. Neeld & Fladgate
07 Jun 1802 Drury Lane £52 10s Mrs. Billington by Neeld & Fladgate

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