Monday 21 May 1770

Plays

Performances
The Way to Keep Him, The Rape of Proserpine with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£230 6s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
96%
Beneficiary(ies)
Charles Sarjant
Charles Sarjant Junior
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£81 5s
Additional Charge
£3 5s
Comment
Benefit: Sarjant and his Son
Supplementary charge: Kettle Drum £0:5:0; Chorus Singers £3:0:0

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £63 12s £63 12s £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Charles Sarjant £83 14s 472 252 109 833
Charles Sarjant Junior £83 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Ticket money £5 15s Recd of Mr. Ansell for his 1/2 Value of Tickets the 18th Inst
Ticket money £4 1s 6d Recd of Mr. Symonds for his Do. [1/2 Value of Tickets] Do. [the 18th Inst]
Ticket money £9 3s Recd of Mr. Abbott for his Do. [1/2 Value of Tickets] Do. [the 18th Inst]
Ticket money £2 5s Recd of Mr. Furkins for his Do. [1/2 Value of Tickets] Do. [the 18th Inst]
Ticket money £3 7s 6d Recd of Mrs. Trott for her Do. [1/2 Value of Tickets] Do. [the 18th Inst]
Ticket money £21 14s 6d Recd of Mr. Pitfold for his Do. [1/2 Value of Tickets] Do. [the 18th Inst]]
Ticket money £3 6s Recd of Mr. Doe for his Do. [1/2 Value of Tickets] Do. [the 18th Inst]
Ticket money £5 6d Recd of Mr. Claridge for his Do. [1/2 Value of Tickets] Do. [the 18th Inst]
Sub Total £54 13s
Total £284 19s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Singers £3 Internal Chorus Singers
Musicians (Band) £7 5s 2d Internal Music
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Wardrobe (Other) £3 6s 10d Departmental Wardrobe
Properties 7s 1d Departmental Propertys
Church Rate 8s 4d External Paid Church Rate for Do: [the House in Bow St: Passage] It is possible that the ditto refers to both the theatre and the house in Bow Street Passage, since payments respecting both are recorded in the above lines, and no Church Rate payment for the theatre appears elsewhere in the account book.
Land Tax £31 5s External Paid 1/2 a Year's Land Tax for the Theatre due Lady day last
Land Tax £1 11s 3d External Paid Do [1/2 a Year's] Land Tax for the House in Bow St: Passage due Do: [Lady day last]
Paving, Cleansing and Lighting Rates £18 15s External Paid 1/2 a Year's Paving &ca: for the Theatre due Lady day last
Window Tax £6 10s 6d External Paid Do [1/2 a Year's] Window Lights for Do [the Theatre] due Do: [Lady day last]
Window Tax 15s External Paid Do [1/2 a Year's] Window Lights for Do [the House in Bow St: Passage] due Do: [Lady day last]
Renters' Shares £10 External Paid Mr: Garton the Renters Money
Total £83 9s 2d