▁Chinese ▁figures . ▁The ▁entrance ▁fee ▁for ▁his ▁show ▁was ▁tw op ence , ▁while ▁many ▁others ▁charged ▁just ▁a ▁pen ny . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁an ▁elaborate ▁one ▁- ▁it ▁included ▁not ▁just ▁Billy , ▁but ▁his ▁own ▁company ▁of ▁actors ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁band . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Theatre . ▁This ▁was ▁" It ▁was ▁none ▁of ▁your ▁common ▁concerns , ▁it ▁measured ▁nin ety ▁feet ▁in ▁length ▁by ▁thirty ▁in ▁bread th ." ▁As ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁tim ber , ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month , ▁it ▁cannot ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁permanent ▁structure . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁not ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal ▁in ▁New castle , ▁ ▁so ▁the ▁show ▁closed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁tour . ▁ ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁well ▁liked ▁by ▁his ▁company ; ▁on ▁one ▁occasion , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁playing ▁in ▁D und ee , ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁by ▁his ▁company ▁with ▁a ▁silver ▁sn uff - box , ▁ins cribed ▁ ▁Pres ented ▁to ▁ ▁W ILL I AM ▁P UR VIS , ▁ES Q ., ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁Act ors ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Theatre , ▁at ▁D und ee , ▁as ▁a ▁Token ▁of ▁Res pect , ▁ ▁for ▁his ▁Per se ver ance ▁and ▁B ene vol ence ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁Manager . ▁May ▁ 2 1 st ,