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
25 May 1792 Drury Lane £10 19s 4d Mr Suetts Benft. Defic.y
10 Jun 1793 Drury Lane £13 4s 4d Messrs. Suett & Barrimore Deficy. in full
15 Jun 1796 Drury Lane £36 10s Mr Suett in part of £43:15:0 overplus of Tickets
20 Jun 1798 Drury Lane £51 13s 4d Mr Suett on Acct of 55.3.3 Tickets
30 Jun 1800 Drury Lane £41 12s 9d Mr Suett's Moiety over £105 Tickets
17 Jun 1801 Drury Lane £39 12s 3d Mr Suett Tickets
26 Jun 1802 Drury Lane £48 19s 2d Mr Suett do. [Benefit Deficiency] in full
21 May 1803 Drury Lane £49 17s 9d Mr Suett & Mr Palmer on account of Benefit Deficiency 11th May
04 Jun 1803 Drury Lane £39 4s 6d Mr Suett's Do. [Deficy]
26 May 1804 Drury Lane £12 Mr Suett Do. [Benefit Deficy]

Money received (from theatre) (229 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
07 Apr 1798 Drury Lane £3 6s Mr. Suett Arrears in full
28 Sep 1799 Drury Lane £10 Suett Listed under "Salaries 5 Days".
05 Oct 1799 Drury Lane £6 Mr. Suett
12 Oct 1799 Drury Lane £8 Mr. Suett
19 Oct 1799 Drury Lane £8 Mr. Suett
02 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £12 Mr. Suett
09 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £12 Suett Saly
16 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £12 Mr. Suett
16 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £10 Mr. Suett 5 Days Saly.
23 Nov 1799 Drury Lane £12 Mr. Suett