Saturday 29 October 1808

Plays

Performances
The World, Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity!
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£372 11s
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
61%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £372 11s £226 15s £137 1s 9s £8 6s Odd money
Total £372 11s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £23 6s 8d Internal Mr. Elliston
Actors £15 18s 4d Internal Mr. Bannister
Actors £12 10s Internal Mr. Johnstone
Actors £12 10s Internal Mr. Dowton
Actors £16 13s 4d Internal Mr. & Mrs. H. Siddons
Actors £11 13s 4d Internal Mr. & Mrs. Mathews
Actors £8 6s 8d Internal Mr Palmer
Actors £7 10s Internal Mr Russell
Actors £6 13s 4d Internal Mr. Decamp
Actors £6 13s 4d Internal Mr. Raymond
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mr. Wewitzer
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mr Powell
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mr. Penley
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mr. Holland
Actors £4 3s 4d Internal Mr. Eyre
Actors £4 3s 4d Internal Mr. Putnam
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mr. Ray & Miss
Actors £2 10s Internal Mr. Scriven
Actors £2 10s Internal Mr. Fisher
Actors £2 18s 4d Internal Mr. & Mrs. Maddocks
Actors £5 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Sparks
Actors £1 10d Internal Mr. Webb
Actors £1 10d Internal Mr. Norris BD vol. 11, p. 59 speculates that this may have been William Norris, the actor who had been employed at Drury Lane 1775-83.
Actors £25 Internal Mrs. Jordan
Actors £12 10s Internal Mrs. Powell
Actors £12 10s Internal Miss Duncan
Actors £6 13s 4d Internal Miss Mellon
Actors £5 Internal Mrs. Harlow
Actors £3 6s 8d Internal Miss Boyce
Actors £2 10s Internal Miss Tidswell
Actors £2 10s Internal Mrs. Scott
Actors £1 5s Internal Mrs. Cuyler
Actors 16s 8d Internal Mrs. Jones
Cleaners £6 5s Internal Sweepers
Cleaners 12s Internal Mr. Donnelly
Dancers £15 Internal Mr. Degville
Dancers £7 10s Internal Mr Laurent
Dancers £3 6s 8d Internal Mr. Fairbrother
Dancers £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Mayle
Dancers £4 3s 4d Internal Mrs. Sharp
Dancers £4 3s 4d Internal Miss Gayton
Dancers £1 13s 4d Internal Miss Bristoe
Dancers £1 10d Internal Mrs. Brooker
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Mrs. Wells
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mr Goodman Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mr. Austin Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Mr. Hope Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Mr. Broadhurst Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Mr. Vials Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Mr. Wells Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Barrett Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Ryalls Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Miss Watson Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Miss Minton Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Miss Boyce Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Mrs. Willson Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Miss Dennett Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Miss E. Dennett Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Miss Green Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Miss Davis Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Miss Twamley Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Miss Toose Listed under "Children Dancers".
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Thompson
Employees (Other) £2 10s Internal Mr. & Mrs. R Chatterley
Employees (Other) £1 10d Internal Miss Graham
House Servants (Other) £29 15s Internal Servants List
House Servants (Other) £6 Internal Mr Ward BD vol. 9, p. 314 describes Charles Ward as "secretary of Drury Lane theatre", but other sources call him secretary to the management or to the Board of Management.
House Servants (Other) £2 10s Internal Mr. Homan
House Servants (Other) £1 Internal Master Lee
House Servants (Other) 15s Internal Mr. Potts
Housekeeping £1 13s 4d Internal Mrs. Burke
Lamplighters £9 2s Internal Lampmen
Performers (Other) £5 Internal Mr. Smith
Performers (Other) £3 6s 8d Internal Mr. Robert
Performers (Other) £1 5s Internal Mr. Evans
Performers (Other) £1 10d Internal Mast. Wallach Master Wallach is described as "Chorus" in the 1807 Drury Lane engagement list (Folger W. b. 82), but he also acted in child's roles.
Performers (Other) £2 10s Internal Miss Lacey
Performers (Other) £3 6s 8d Internal Mrs. Orger
Performers (Other) £1 13s 4d Internal Miss Kelly
Performers (Other) 16s 8d Internal Miss Menage
Prompters £2 18s 4d Internal Mr. Stokes
Prompters £6 Internal Mr. Powell
Security £4 7s 6d Internal Soldiers
Security £3 15s Internal Constables
Security £1 16s Internal 3. Watchmen
Security 14s Internal Mr. Rigge day Watch
Singers £32 10s Internal Mr Braham
Singers £10 Internal Mr. Kelly
Singers £6 13s 4d Internal Mr. G. Smith
Singers £4 3s 4d Internal Mr. Gibbon
Singers £3 6s 8d Internal Mr Cooke
Singers £3 6s 8d Internal Mr. Welsh
Singers £2 10s Internal Mr. Miller
Singers £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Dignum
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Danby
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr. Caulfield
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr. Cooke
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr. Bond
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr. Dibble
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr Jones
Singers 16s 8d Internal Mast. West Master West is described as "Chorus" in the 1807 Drury Lane engagement list (Folger W. b. 82), but he may also have acted in child's roles.
Singers £12 10s Internal Mrs. Mountain
Singers £12 10s Internal Mrs. Bland
Singers £8 6s 8d Internal Miss Lyon
Singers £3 6s 8d Internal Madme. Daponte
Singers £2 10s Internal Mrs. Corri
Singers £2 10s Internal Miss Feron
Singers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Gardiner
Singers £1 10d Internal Mrs. Butler
Singers £1 10d Internal Mrs. Wallach
Singers 16s 8d Internal Mrs. Caulfield
Singers 16s 8d Internal Miss Williams
Singers £11 5s Internal Chorus
Stage Managers £13 2s 6d Internal Mr. T. Sheridan principal Manager
Stage Managers £21 Internal Mr Wroughton Stage Manager
Supernumeraries £27 12s Internal Supernumeraries
Treasurers £13 Internal Mr Peake
Treasurers £5 Internal Mr. Dunn
Treasurers £2 Internal Mr. R. Peake
Music Copyists £1 5s Internal Mr. Wyber
Music Copyists £7 5s 6d Internal Wyber Music Copying
Musicians (Band) £58 10d Internal The Band
Musicians (Other) £27 12s Internal D. of York's Band
Musicians (Side Drums) £1 17s 6d Internal Side Drums
Musicians (Trumpets) £3 15s Internal Trumpets
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 Internal Mr Brady
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 6s External Wigs for B. Beard Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Dressers £10 10s Internal Dressers
Dressers £2 Internal Miss Smith & Sister
Dressers 8s Internal Donnelly Dressg Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Dressers 6s Internal Parish Do [Dressg] Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Mantuamaking £3 Internal Mrs. Rein
Mantuamaking £14 17s 10d Departmental Mantua
Tailoring £2 Internal Mr Banks Tailor
Tailoring £10 15s 7d Departmental Tailor's Bill
Wardrobe (Other) £2 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Willson
Wardrobe (Other) £3 3s Internal Mrs. Parish Summer Attendance Here presumed to be the same as, or related to, the dresser named "Parish" paid twice hereafter in the 1808-09 season. However, there was probably not much dressing to be done during the summer, so she was most likely employed in more general wardrobe work.
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £62 9d Departmental Carpenters
Machines 15s Departmental J Johnstone attendg Elelepnt [?] Listed under "Petty Incidents". Whatever has been written here, the meaning was "Elephant(s)", presumably mechanical rather than real.
Production Design (Other) £10 Internal Mr. Johnstone
Production Design (Other) £3 3s Internal Mr. Underwood
Production Design (Other) £19 8d Departmental Johnstone's Room
Scene Painters £8 8s Internal Mr. Greenwood
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Mr. Banks
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Smith Painter
Candles (Tallow) £17 7s 8d External Mr. Allen Tallow
Coal £50 External Jones Coals on Account
Construction £50 External Stutely Builder on Account
Metals £30 External Jackson Smith on Account
Upholstery £11 9s 10d External Graham Upholder on Acct.
Upkeep and Refurbishments (Other) 13s External Load of Sand Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Bill Distribution £1 16s Internal Billstickers
Printing £18 10s External Lowndes Printer
Management £52 10s Internal Proprietors Allowance
Leases (Ground and Buildings) £7 External Paul Half a Year's Rent to Michs.
Food and Drink 15s External Reid for Spirits Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. Appleby
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. West
Messengers and Porters 11s 4d Departmental Potts Postage Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Annuities £5 5s External Mr. Lacey Presumably a payment on Willoughby Lacey's annuity. BD vol. 9, pp. 108-10 states that, from 1804-05 through 1808-09 Lacey was paid £6 6s. per week as part of "an agreement that he was to receive one guinea from every performance. He also was paid periodically on his annuity but, as was usual with Sheridan, those payments frequently were in arrears"; and that Sheridan paid the second Mrs Lacey "18 guineas due on her husband's annuity" in 1804. However, frequent multiple-guinea payments (sometimes £6 6s) to a "Mr. Lacey" appear in the Drury Lane account books from the 1797-98 season onwards. This suggests that the £6 6s payments made between 1804-05 and 1808-09 in fact fell into a longer-running series of annuity payments.
Law £10 Internal Mr Burgess
Tinworkers £1 11s 6d Internal Mr. Tuck Tinman
Total £1,137 6s 6d