Saturday 19 November 1808

Plays

Performances
The Siege of St. Quintin; or, Spanish Heroism, Of Age Tomorrow
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£264 12s
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
43%
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 £264 £160 17s £99 8s 6d £2 8s £1 6s 6d Odd money
Door Receipts 12s 12s £0 £0 £0 Tickets over
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Salary adjustments £15 15s Deduct Mrs Richardson [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Salary adjustments £25 4s Do. [Deduct] Mr Wroughton [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Salary adjustments £18 Do. [Deduct] Mr Degville [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Salary adjustments £10 Do. [Deduct] Mr Burgess [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Salary adjustments £2 10s Do. [Deduct] Mr Homan [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Sub Total £71 9s
Total £336 1s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £28 Internal Mr. Elliston
Actors £19 2s Internal Mr Bannister
Actors £15 Internal Mr. Johnstone
Actors £15 Internal Mr. Dowton
Actors £20 Internal Mr. & Mrs. H. Siddons
Actors £14 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Mathews
Actors £10 Internal Mr. Palmer
Actors £9 Internal Mr. Russell
Actors £8 Internal Mr. Raymond
Actors £8 Internal Mr. Decamp
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Wewitzer
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Powell
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Penley
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Holland
Actors £5 Internal Mr. Eyre
Actors £5 Internal Mr. Putnam
Actors £6 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Sparks
Actors £3 10s Internal Mr. & Mrs. Maddocks
Actors £3 Internal Mr. Scriven
Actors £3 Internal Mr. Fisher
Actors £2 Internal Mr. Webb
Actors £1 5s 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 £30 Internal Mrs. Jordan
Actors £15 Internal Mrs. Powell
Actors £15 Internal Miss Duncan
Actors £8 Internal Miss Mellon
Actors £6 Internal Mrs. Harlow
Actors £7 Internal Mr. & Miss Ray
Actors £4 Internal Miss Boyce
Actors £3 Internal Miss Tidswell
Actors £3 Internal Mrs. Scott
Actors £1 10s Internal Mrs. Cuyler
Actors £1 Internal Mrs. Jones
Cleaners £7 10s Internal Sweepers
Cleaners 12s Internal Donnelly Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Dancers £18 Internal Mr. Degville
Dancers £9 Internal Mr. Laurent
Dancers £4 Internal Mr. Fairbrother
Dancers £2 Internal Mr. Mayle
Dancers £5 Internal Miss Gayton
Dancers £5 Internal Mrs. Sharp
Dancers £2 Internal Miss Bristoe
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Brooker
Dancers £1 10s Internal Goodman Listed under "Men dancers".
Dancers £1 10s Internal Mr. Austin Listed under "Men dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mr. Hope Listed under "Men dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mr. Vials Listed under "Men dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mr. Broadhurst Listed under "Men dancers".
Dancers £2 5s Internal Mr. Wells & Wife Listed under "Men dancers".
Dancers £1 10s Internal Mrs. Barrett Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10s Internal Miss Watson Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10s Internal Mrs. Ryalls Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £3 15s Internal Mrs. Wilson Miss Boyce & Miss Minton Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £2 Internal Two Miss Dennetts Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers £1 Internal Miss Twamley Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers £1 Internal Miss Green Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers £1 Internal Miss Davis Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers £1 Internal Miss Toose Listed under "Children Dancers".
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £2 Internal Mr. Thompson
Employees (Other) £3 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Chatterley
Employees (Other) £2 2s Internal Mr. Simonet BD vol. 14, p. 78, states that this recipient was F(rancois?) Simonet, employed "probably as a musician". However, the Simonets were mostly a family of dancers, and payments to "Mr. Simonet" this season were made regularly, separate to payments to the band, so they cannot be confidently categorised.
Employees (Other) £1 5s Internal Miss Graham
House Servants (Other) £36 3s Internal Servants List
House Servants (Other) £6 Internal Mr Ward Listed under "Constant Salaries". 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) £1 Internal Mast. Lee Listed under "Constant Salaries".
House Servants (Other) £2 10s Internal Mr Homan Listed under "Constant Salaries".
House Servants (Other) 15s Internal Potts Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Housekeeping £2 Internal Mrs. Burke
Lamplighters £8 11s 6d Internal Lampmen
Performers (Other) £6 Internal Mr. Smith
Performers (Other) £4 Internal Mr. Robert
Performers (Other) £2 Internal Mr. Evans
Performers (Other) £1 5s Internal Mr. 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) £4 Internal Mrs. Orger
Performers (Other) £3 Internal Miss Lacey
Performers (Other) £2 Internal Miss Kelly
Performers (Other) £1 Internal Miss Menage
Prompters £3 10s Internal Mr. Stokes
Prompters £7 Internal Mr Powell Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Security £5 5s Internal Soldiers
Security £4 10s Internal Constables
Security £1 16s Internal 3. Watchmen Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Security 14s Internal Rigge Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Singers £39 Internal Mr Braham
Singers £12 Internal Mr. Kelly
Singers £8 Internal Mr. G. Smith
Singers £5 Internal Mr. Gibbon
Singers £4 Internal Mr. Welsh
Singers £4 Internal Mr. Cooke
Singers £3 Internal Mr. Miller
Singers £2 Internal Mr. Dignum
Singers £1 10s Internal Mr. Danby
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Caulfield
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Cooke
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Bond
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Dibble
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Jones
Singers £15 Internal Mrs. Bland
Singers £15 Internal Mrs. Mountain
Singers £10 Internal Miss Lyon
Singers £4 Internal Madme. Daponte
Singers £3 Internal Mrs. Corri
Singers £3 Internal Miss Feron
Singers £1 10s Internal Mrs. Gardiner
Singers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Butler
Singers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Wallach
Singers £1 Internal Mrs. Caulfield
Singers £1 Internal Miss Williams
Singers £13 5s Internal Chorus
Stage Managers £15 15s Internal Mr. Thos. Sheridan principal Stage Manager
Stage Managers £25 4s Internal Mr. Wroughton Manager & Actor
Supernumeraries £22 4s Internal Supernumeraries
Treasurers £13 Internal Mr Peake Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Treasurers £5 Internal Mr. Dunn Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Treasurers £2 Internal Mr. R Peake Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Music Copyists £1 5s Internal Mr. Wyber Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Music Copyists £1 8d Internal Walker for Copyg. Music
Musicians (Band) £69 13s Internal The Band
Musicians (Harps) £1 11s 6d Internal Weippert Harp
Musicians (Other) £2 5s Internal Bugle Horns
Musicians (Other) £6 15s Internal Trombone by Dressler
Musicians (Side Drums) £2 5s Internal Side Drums
Musicians (Trumpets) £4 10s Internal Trumpets
Clothing Purchase (Other) £1 7s 4d Internal Wilson makg. Ruffs Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 4s Internal Mr Brady
Dressers £12 12s Internal Dressers
Dressers £2 Internal 2. Miss Smiths Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Dressers 6s Internal Parish Dresser Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Mantuamaking £3 Internal Miss Rein Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Mantuamaking £13 11s 8d Departmental Mantua's Do [Bill]
Tailoring £2 Internal Mr Banks Tailor Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Tailoring £11 5s 4d Departmental Banks Tailor Based on the amount, this was probably a tailoring bill, rather than a salary.
Wardrobe (Other) £2 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Willson Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £61 13s 5d Departmental Carpenters
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £50 Departmental Mr. Gunby
Machines 15s Departmental Johnstone Listed under "Petty Incidents". Presumably a payment related to Johnstone's elephant(s), which was/were presumably mechanical rather than real.
Production Design (Other) £10 Internal Mr. Johnstone Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Production Design (Other) £3 3s Internal Mr. Underwood Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Production Design (Other) £24 12s 8d Departmental Johnstone's Bill
Scene Painters £8 8s Internal Mr. Greenwood Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Mr. Banks Painter Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Smith Painter
Scene Painters' Supplies £50 External Mr Butler Colours
Candles (Tallow) £21 6s External Mr. Allen Tallow
Lighting (Other) £63 External Mr. White Lightg 5 Nights
Rope £20 External Mr Buckingham Ropes on Acct.
Stone £20 External Mr Collins Stone Mason Acct.
Upkeep and Refurbishments (Other) £4 7s External Brown for Lime
Bill Distribution £1 16s Internal Billstickers
Printing £19 7s External Lowndes Printer
Management £63 Internal Proprietors Subsistance
Messengers and Porters £1 Internal Mr. West
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. Appleby Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. West Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Unknown £20 Unknown Mrs. Richardson Perhaps Sarah Richardson, widow of Joseph Richardson, the Drury Lane proprietor. BD vol. 12, pp. 370-1 reports that, after his death in 1803, she and her daughters inherited his share of the theatre, and Drury Lane paid her ten guineas weekly (although it does not clarify whether or not this was a payment to her qua proprietor); she then became the theatre's wardrobe keeper at some point, and was paid a £4 per week salary as late as 1815-16. The list of 1807 Drury Lane engagements (Folger w. b. 82) names her as "Principal Manager", so she may have been paid in consideration of management.
Annuities £6 6s 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 Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Authorial Payments (Other) £100 External Author of St. Quintin on Acct.
Play Licences £2 2s External License of St. Quintin
Tinworkers £1 11s 6d Internal Mr. Tuck Tinman Listed under "Constant Salaries".
Tinworkers £4 5s Departmental Tuck Tinman's Bill
Total £1,436 6s 7d