The People - Gertrud Elisabeth Mara

Name Variants
  • Madame Mara
  • Mme Mara
  • Gertrud Elisabeth Schmeling
  • Miss Schmeling
Gender
Woman
Start
23 Feb 1749 (b.)
End
20 Jan 1833 (d.)
Country of Birth
Not known
Locality
Kassel, Hesse
Bio
BD Vol. 10: 77-87
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Works (1 Results)

Title Year Type Role
High Rolling Seas That Bear Afar N/A N/A Composer

Activities (2 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Singer
Drury Lane Singer

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (5 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
28 May 1788 Drury Lane Artaxerxes The Humourist; or Who's Who? £83 17s 6d £66 £149 17s 6d Free Unknown
11 Jun 1792 Drury Lane Dido Queen of Carthage The Citizen £233 5s 6d Unknown £233 5s 6d £158 Unknown
23 May 1793 Drury Lane Artaxerxes The Pannel, Ah che nel petto io sento £146 6s 6d £69 18s £216 4s 6d £163 Unknown
25 May 1796 Covent Garden Comus (1772) Artaxerxes, The Doldrum; or, 1803, Sweet Echo, High Rolling Seas That Bear Afar, Mad Bess £252 3s 6d £87 6s 6d £339 10s Unknown 293
23 Apr 1798 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera Raymond and Agnes; or, The Castle of Lindenbergh, Hornpipe, Spanish Fandango £205 17s 6d £30 6s £236 3s 6d Unknown 101
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Money paid (to theatre) (1 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes
03 Jul 1793 Drury Lane £46 16s Tickets sold by Fosbrook for the Benefit of Madme. Mara towards the

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Money received (from theatre) (10 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
23 Nov 1791 Drury Lane £257 10s Madame Mara
07 Dec 1792 Drury Lane £200 Madme. Mara on Account of Salary
19 Jan 1793 Drury Lane £325 Madme. Mara to compleat for her Engagement last Season
04 Feb 1793 Drury Lane £400 Madme. Mara on Acct.
14 Jun 1796 Covent Garden £135 4s Paid Madam Mara for her Performance in Artaxerxes in full
20 Jun 1796 Covent Garden £15 16s 6d Paid Mr. Ledger for Printing and Advertiseing for Madm. Mara
13 Jan 1798 Covent Garden £200 Paid Madam Mara on Acco
09 Nov 1798 Covent Garden £246 5s Paid Madm. Mara in full for her Performance last Season
07 Apr 1802 Drury Lane £52 10s Madam Mara
09 Apr 1802 Drury Lane £52 10s Madam Mara by Mr. Florio

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