The People - Richard Suett

Name Variants
  • Mr Suett
Gender
Man
Start
29 Jul 1755 (bap.)
End
06 Jul 1805 (d.)
Country of Birth
England
Locality
Chelsea
Bio
BD Vol. 14: 330-37
Links

Works (3 Results)

Title Year Type Role
False Colours 1793 Mainpiece Composer
The Female Duellist 1793 Afterpiece Composer
Soft Musick Let My Humble Lay N/A N/A Composer

Activities (4 Results)

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

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (27 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
15 May 1781 Drury Lane The West Indian Fete, The Flitch of Bacon, The Butterfly £57 17s £202 4s £260 1s Unknown Unknown Sh
03 May 1782 Drury Lane The Runaway Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol, Minuet de la Cour £99 2s £133 8s £232 10s £115 Unknown Sh
26 Apr 1783 Drury Lane The Merchant of Venice Belphegor; or, The Wishes, Hornpipe, The Butterfly £49 13s £111 2s £160 15s £108 Unknown Sh
03 May 1784 Drury Lane Twelfth Night Pasticcio, A Duke and No Duke, Gramacbree Molly, The Sportsmen's Return, They say there is an Echo here £61 18s £166 £227 18s £107 Unknown Sh
20 Apr 1785 Drury Lane The Manager in Distress The Way of the World, The Taylors £60 9s 6d £187 4s £247 13s 6d £106 Unknown Sh
01 May 1786 Drury Lane Twelfth Night Bon Ton; or High Life Above Stairs £92 7s £214 18s £307 5s £105 Unknown Sh
27 Apr 1787 Drury Lane She Would and She Would Not The Sons of Anacreon, The Padlock £90 £191 14s £281 14s £109 Unknown
23 Apr 1788 Drury Lane The School for Scandal The Deserter £110 18s £150 10s £261 8s £108 Unknown
07 May 1789 Drury Lane The Way of the World The Critic, The Drunken Swiss £70 14s £139 19s £210 13s £113 Unknown
04 May 1790 Drury Lane Dr. Last's Examination before the College of Physicians The Heiress, The Doctor and the Apothecary, The Greenwich Pensioner £84 4s 6d £148 15s £232 19s 6d £107 Unknown
06 May 1791 Drury Lane She Would and She Would Not The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed, Could a Man Be Secure £99 3s £180 14s £279 17s £116 Unknown
01 May 1792 Drury Lane Twelfth Night Richard Coeur de Lion [Burgoyne] £155 18s 6d £250 11s £406 9s 6d £166 Unknown
25 Apr 1793 Drury Lane Love for Love The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed £145 16s £301 14s £447 10s £159 Unknown Sh
08 Jun 1793 Covent Garden The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Two Strings to Your Bow £60 9s 6d £299 6d £359 10s Unknown Unknown T
17 May 1796 Drury Lane Mahmoud; or, The Prince of Persia Alive and Merry £216 3s 6d £187 10s £403 13s 6d Unknown Unknown Sh
17 May 1796 Drury Lane Mahmoud; or, The Prince of Persia Alive and Merry £216 3s 6d £187 10s £403 13s 6d Unknown Unknown Sh
17 May 1797 Drury Lane Twelfth Night Sylvester Daggerwood, The Shipwreck £147 19s 6d £172 4s 6d £320 4s Unknown Unknown Sh
17 May 1797 Drury Lane Twelfth Night Sylvester Daggerwood, The Shipwreck £147 19s 6d £172 4s 6d £320 4s Unknown Unknown Sh
15 May 1798 Drury Lane The Stranger Sylvester Daggerwood, Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity! £312 3s £210 6s 6d £522 9s 6d Unknown Unknown
19 Apr 1799 Drury Lane She Would and She Would Not Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity!, When First I Began Sir to Ogle the Ladies, Lodgings for Single Gentlemen, There the Silver'd Waters Roam £190 6d Unknown £190 6d Unknown Unknown
20 May 1800 Drury Lane Pizarro Of Age Tomorrow £406 14s £188 5s 6d £594 19s 6d Unknown Unknown Sh
20 May 1800 Drury Lane Pizarro Of Age Tomorrow £406 14s £188 5s 6d £594 19s 6d Unknown Unknown Sh
08 May 1801 Drury Lane Unknown Drama Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, The Shipwreck £141 6s £184 4s 6d £325 10s 6d Unknown Unknown Sh
08 May 1801 Drury Lane Unknown Drama Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected, The Shipwreck £141 6s £184 4s 6d £325 10s 6d Unknown Unknown Sh
25 May 1802 Drury Lane The Way to Keep Him The Shipwreck £119 8s 6d £200 9s 6d £319 18s £217 Unknown Sh
11 May 1803 Drury Lane Unknown Drama She Would and She Would Not, Falstaff's Wedding £139 18s 6d £377 1s £516 19s 6d £218 Unknown Sh
15 May 1804 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The School for Scandal, The Caravan; or, The Driver and his Dog £75 4s 6d Unknown £75 4s 6d £231 Unknown Sh
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Money paid (to theatre) (38 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes
01 Jun 1782 Drury Lane £16 8s Messrs Suett & Wright in full
23 Jun 1783 Drury Lane £26 13s 4d Mr Suitt on acct
15 Nov 1783 Drury Lane £2 19s 6d Mr Suett in full for Benft Deficy last season
31 May 1784 Drury Lane £19 3s 4d Mr Suett Do. [on Acct]
30 May 1785 Drury Lane £22 17s 7d Mr Suett in full
08 Jun 1786 Drury Lane £13 12s R Palmer & Suett
11 Jun 1787 Drury Lane £19 1s Mr Suett Dificy in full
07 Jun 1790 Drury Lane £18 19s 9d Suett Mr Defic.y last Season
07 Jun 1790 Drury Lane £23 1s 10d Do. [Suett Mr Deficy] this Do. [Season]
07 May 1791 Drury Lane £17 4s 2d Mr Suett Do. Do. [Defic.y in full]

Money received (from theatre) (229 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
31 Oct 1795 Drury Lane £30 Mr. Suett on Account of £100 for Benft.
26 Apr 1796 Drury Lane £65 Mr. Suett Do. [Benefit] on Account
21 Oct 1797 Drury Lane £3 3s Mr. Suett Arrears of Saly last Season
04 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £3 3s Mr Suett on Account of Arrears
14 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £3 3s Mr. Suett on Account of Arrears
25 Nov 1797 Drury Lane £3 3s Mr. Suett Liquidation
08 Jan 1798 Drury Lane £10 Mr. Suett on Account of Arrears last Season
13 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £6 6s Suett Do. [Liquidation]
17 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £2 12s Mr. Suett Do. [Arrears]
24 Mar 1798 Drury Lane £3 Suett Liquidation