Eventually, Foote obtained from the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Chamberlain, a permanent license for the theatre, and the Haymarket took rank as a regular and legal place of entertainment, to be open, however, only during the summer months.

Upon Foote's decease, the theatre devolved upon George Colman, who obtained a continuance of the license.
The theatre in Goodman's Fields underwent experiences very similar to those of the Haymarket.

Under the provisions of the Licensing Act its performances became liable to the charge of illegality.

It was without a patent or a license.

It was kept open professedly for concerts of vocal and instrumental music, divided into two parts.