Saturday 17 December 1808

Plays

Performances
The Cabinet, The Three and the Deuce!
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£231 6d
Available Revenue
58%
Capacity
38%
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 £231 6d £145 5s £83 8s £1 5s £1 2s 6d Odd money Headcount for first account: Box (254); Pit (320); F. Gall (100); and U. Gall. (61). Headcount for latter account: Box (442); Pit (100); F. Gall (98); and U. Gall (88).
Box   £76 4s £66 6s
Pit   £56 £10
First Gallery   £10 £4 18s
Upper Gallery   £3 1s £2 4s
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Salary adjustments £18 Deduct Mr Degvilles Salary [Recorded with expenses. See MSS scan]
Sub Total £18
Total £249 6d

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. Powell
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Holland
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Penley
Actors £7 Internal Mr Wewitzer
Actors £5 Internal Mr. Eyre
Actors £5 Internal Mr. Putnam
Actors £3 10s Internal Mr. & Mrs. Maddocks
Actors £6 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Sparks
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 £3 Internal Miss Tidswell
Actors £3 Internal Mrs. Scott
Actors £4 Internal Miss Boyce
Actors £1 10s Internal Mrs. Cuyler
Actors £1 Internal Mrs. Jones
Actors £7 Internal Mr. & Miss Ray
Cleaners £7 10s Internal Sweepers
Dancers £18 Internal Mr. Degville
Dancers £9 Internal Mr. Laurent
Dancers £4 Internal Mr. Fairbrother
Dancers £2 Internal Mr. Male
Dancers £5 Internal Miss Gayton
Dancers £5 Internal Miss Sharp
Dancers £2 Internal Miss Bristoe
Dancers £1 10s Internal Mrs. Vining
Dancers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Brooker
Dancers £3 Internal Goodman & Austin Listed under "Men Dancers".
Dancers £2 10s Internal Mr Hope & Vials 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 £1 5s Internal Mr. Garbois 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 10s Internal Miss Watson Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Miss Boyce Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £2 10s Internal Miss Minton & Mrs. Willson Listed under "Women Dancers".
Dancers £2 Internal Two Dennetts Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers £1 Internal Miss Green Listed under "Children Dancers".
Dancers £1 Internal Miss Twamley 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) £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) £3 Internal Mr Chatterley & Mrs.
Employees (Other) £4 Internal Mrs. Mudie
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
House Servants (Other) £1 6s Internal Donnelly & Rigge
Housekeeping £2 Internal Mrs. Burke
Lamplighters £9 12s 6d Internal Lampmen
Performers (Other) £6 Internal Mr. Smith
Performers (Other) £4 Internal Mr. Roberts
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
Singers £39 Internal Mr. Braham
Singers £12 Internal Mr. Kelly
Singers £8 Internal Mr. G. Smith
Singers £5 Internal Mr. Gibbons
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. Cooke
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Caulfield
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Bond
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Dibble
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Jones
Singers £1 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 £15 Internal Mrs. Mountain
Singers £15 Internal Mrs. Bland
Singers £10 Internal Miss Lion
Singers £4 Internal Madme. Daponte
Singers £3 Internal Mrs. Corri
Singers £3 Internal Miss Feron
Singers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Butler
Singers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Wallach
Singers £1 Internal Mrs. Caulfield
Singers £1 Internal Miss Williams
Singers £6 15s Internal Chorus
Stage Managers £15 15s Internal Mr. T. Sheridan
Stage Managers £25 4s Internal Mr Wroughton
Supernumeraries £26 8s 6d 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 £33 16s 1d Internal Mr Wyber & others Music Copyg.
Musicians (Band) £69 13s Internal The Band
Musicians (Harps) £7 7s Internal Weippert Harp
Musicians (Other) £3 7s 6d Internal Bugle Horns
Musicians (Other) £19 16s Internal D of York's Band
Musicians (Trumpets) £2 5s Internal Trumpets
Clothing Purchase (Footwear) £38 10s 6d External Mr. Kellman Boot maker
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 4s Internal Mr. Brady
Dressers £13 1s Internal Dressers
Dressers £2 Internal Two Miss Smiths
Dressers £2 6d Internal Smith Dresser to Mr Braham
Dressers £1 2s 6d Internal Extra Dressers Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Mantuamaking £3 Internal Miss Rein
Mantuamaking £19 3s 2d Departmental Mantua's Bill
Tailoring £2 Internal Mr. Banks
Tailoring £7 5s 11d Departmental Tailor's Bill
Wardrobe (Other) £2 Internal Mr & Mrs. Willson
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £60 10s 2d Departmental Carpenters
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £50 Departmental Mr. Gunby Carpenter
Production Design (Other) £10 Internal Mr. A Johnstone
Production Design (Other) £3 3s Internal Mr. Underwood
Production Design (Other) £15 19s Departmental Johnstone's Bill
Scene Painters £8 8s Internal Mr. Greenwood
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Mr Banks
Scene Painters £4 9s 3d Internal Mr. Smith Painter
Scene Painters £4 9s 3d Internal Mr. Timman Painter
Candles (Tallow) £19 17s 6d External Mr. Allen Tallow
Construction £50 External Mr. Howett Builder Scene Room
Glass £20 External Mr. Soward Glaizer
Lighting (Other) £75 12s External Mr. White Lighting
Metals £17 11s External Mr. Jackson Smith Balce.
Bill Distribution £1 16s Internal Billstickers
Newspaper Advertisements £12 9s External The Traveller Newspaper
Printing £21 10s External Mr Lowndes Printer
Management £63 Internal [board of management]
Books, Paper and Stationery 4s 3d External Markg. Ink & Ball Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Charcoal £1 7s 6d External Howlet Charcoal Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Charcoal 18s External Do. [Howlet Charcoal] Listed under "Petty Incidents".
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. Appleby
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. West
Unknown £50 Unknown Mr. Jones Artist 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
Total £1,469 13s 7d