Saturday 26 November 1808

Plays

Performances
The Cabinet, The Three and the Deuce!
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£328 13s
Available Revenue
43%
Capacity
54%
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 £328 13s £215 16s £105 3s 6d £2 8s 6d £5 5s Odd money Headcount for first account: Box (295); Pit (561); F. Gall (196); and U. Gall. (201). Headcount for latter account: Box (511); Pit (136); F. Gall (211); and U. Gall (175).
Box   £88 10s £76 13s
Pit   £97 13s £13 12s
First Gallery   £19 12s £10 11s
Upper Gallery   £10 1s £4 7s 6d
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Salary adjustments £25 4s Deduct for Mr Wroughton [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Salary adjustments £18 Do. [Deduct for] Mr. Degville [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Sub Total £43 4s
Total £371 17s

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. Sparks & Wife
Actors £3 10s Internal Mr. Maddocks & Wife
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 £4 Internal Miss Boyce
Actors £3 Internal Mrs. Scott
Actors £3 Internal Miss Tidswell
Actors £1 10s Internal Mrs. Cuyler
Actors £1 Internal Mrs. Jones
Actors £7 Internal Mr. & Miss Ray
Cleaners £7 10s Internal Sweepers
Cleaners 12s Internal Donnelly
Dancers £18 Internal Mr. Degville
Dancers £9 Internal Mr. Laurent
Dancers £4 Internal Mr. Fairbrother
Dancers £2 Internal Mr. Mayle
Dancers £5 Internal Mrs. Sharp
Dancers £5 Internal Miss Gayton
Dancers £2 Internal Miss Bristoe
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Brooker
Dancers £1 10s Internal Mr. 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 £2 5s Internal Mr. Wells & Wife Listed under "Men Dancers", although presumably this appellation does not apply to "Wife".
Dancers £2 10s Internal Mr Vials & Mr. Broadhurst Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £1 10s Internal Mrs. Barrett Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10s Internal Mrs. Ryalls Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Miss Minton Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10s Internal Miss Watson Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £2 10s Internal Miss Boyce & Mrs. Willson Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £2 Internal 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. Chatterley & Wife
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 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 Mast. Lee
House Servants (Other) 15s Internal Potts
Housekeeping £2 Internal Mrs. Burke
Lamplighters £8 18s 4d 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
Security £5 5s Internal Soldiers
Security £4 10s Internal Constables
Security £1 16s Internal 3. Watchmen
Security 14s Internal Rigge
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 £1 Internal Master 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 £15 Internal Mrs. Bland
Singers £15 Internal Mrs. Mountain
Singers £10 Internal Miss Lyons
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 £9 Internal Chorus
Stage Managers £15 15s Internal Mr. Thos. Sheridan Principal Stage Manager
Stage Managers £25 4s Internal Mr Wroughton
Supernumeraries £22 10s Internal Supernums.
Treasurers £13 Internal Mr Peake
Treasurers £5 Internal Mr. Dunn
Treasurers £2 Internal Mr R Peake
Instrument Purchases and Repairs £1 5s External Organ Tung Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Music Copyists £1 5s Internal Mr. Wyber
Musicians (Band) £69 13s Internal The Band
Musicians (Other) £1 10s Internal Bugle Horns
Musicians (Other) £13 16s Internal D. of York's Band
Musicians (Trumpets) £3 15s Internal Trumpets Extra
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 4s Internal Mr. Brady
Dressers £12 12s Internal Dressers
Dressers £2 Internal Two Miss Smiths
Mantuamaking £3 Internal Miss Rein
Mantuamaking £20 5s 6d Departmental Mantua's Bill
Tailoring £2 Internal Mr. Banks Tailor
Tailoring £9 1s 6d Departmental Tailor's Bill
Wardrobe (Other) £2 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Willson
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £59 17s 3d Departmental Carpenters
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £50 Departmental Mr. Gunby Carpenter on Account
Production Design (Other) £10 Internal Mr. A Johnstone
Production Design (Other) £3 3s Internal Mr. Underwood
Production Design (Other) £19 5s Departmental Johnstone's Bill
Scene Painters £8 8s Internal Mr. Greenwood
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Mr. Banks Painter
Scene Painters £3 13s 6d Internal Smith Painter
Candles (Tallow) £20 13s 4d External Mr. Allen Tallow
Coal £35 16s External Flight & Co. for Coals Balce.
Lighting (Other) £75 12s External Mr White Lighting
Metals £30 External Jackson Smith on Account
Metals £25 External Bennett Ironmonger on Account
Timber £50 External Elsom for Timber on Account
Upkeep and Refurbishments (Other) £4 7s External Brown for Lime
Bill Distribution £1 16s Internal Billstickers
Printing £20 9s External Lowndes Printer
Management £63 Internal Proprietors Subsistance
Books, Paper and Stationery £30 External Nodder Stationer on Account
Charcoal £1 10s External Charcoal Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Food and Drink 10s External Brandy Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. Appleby
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr West
Messengers and Porters 19s Internal Appleby. Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Messengers and Porters £1 16s Internal West Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Miscellaneous 13s 6d External Charlwood Cutler Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Unknown £15 2s 6d Unknown Mrs. Richardson to complete 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.
Unknown £50 Unknown Jones Artist on Account Mr Jones, who was paid a total of £395 over the 1808-09 season; he was the only person dubbed "Artist" in the Drury Lane account books up to at least the end of the 1808-09 season.
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
Tinworkers £1 11s 6d Internal Mr. Tuck Tinman
Total £1,468 2s 11d