▁eventually ▁saved ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁open ▁his ▁own ▁tr oupe . ▁ ▁Richard son ▁first ▁opened ▁his ▁the atr ical ▁production ▁at ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Fair ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁using ▁scen ery ▁from ▁Dr ury ▁Lane . ▁ ▁The ▁performances ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁narrow ▁bo oth ▁( 1 0 0 ▁feet ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁feet ), ▁colour ful ▁and ▁bright ly ▁lit . ▁The ▁show ▁tou red , ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁area , ▁to ▁such ▁fair s ▁as ▁South w ark , ▁Brook ▁Green ▁and ▁Green wich . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁Richard son ' s ▁bo oth ▁expanded , ▁and ▁he ▁ran ▁several ▁performances ▁simultaneously , ▁and ▁he ▁could ▁stage ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁bur les ques ▁and ▁mel od ram as ▁each ▁day . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁ad mission ▁was ▁six p ence , ▁and ▁refresh ments ▁were ▁another ▁profit ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁tr oupe . ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁Edmund ▁Ke an ▁learned ▁his ▁craft ▁here , ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁respect able ▁the atr ical ▁environment . ▁After ▁Richard son ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁by ▁Nelson ▁Lee . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁account ▁by ▁Dick ens ▁The ▁show , ▁as ▁it ▁existed ▁at ▁its ▁grand est , ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Richard son ' s ▁life , ▁is ▁described ▁by ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁in ▁Sk etch es ▁by ▁Bo z : ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁dep