Thursday 5 November 1778

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£250
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
89%

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 £250 £239 5s £10 15s £0 £0
Total £250

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Scene Painters £41 13s 4d Internal Mr. De Loutherbourg One Month to 25th. September last inclusive
Proprietorial (Other) £200 External Managers Draft in favour of Mr. Sheridan on Mr. V. dated June 1st. 1778 at 5 Mos. George Woods Williams argues that this and a £300 draft of 4 February 1779 were payments to Sheridan for writing The Camp and The Wonders of Derbyshire (both of which have uncertain authorship). See George Woods Williams, ‘A New Source of Evidence for Sheridan’s Authorship of “The Camp” and “The Wonders of Derbyshire”, Studies in Philology 47.4 (1950), 619-28.
Renters' Shares £8 External Renters
Total £249 13s 4d