Friday 19 October 1781

Plays

Performances
King Arthur; or, The British Worthy, Who's the Dupe?
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£123 8s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
44%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years
In the Vocal Parts the playbill lists Sga Prudom but at the end of the second act Smith came forward and apologized for the absence of Signora Prudom and begged that Mrs Wrighten might be permitted to take her part

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £123 8s 6d £92 15s £29 11s £1 2s 6d £0
Total £123 8s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Properties 12s 6d Departmental Properties
Scene Painters £10 10s Internal Mr. Wilkins on Acct
Timber £46 8s 6d External Mr. Chettell's Bill of June 29th.
Unknown £200 Unknown Draft in favour of Mr. Taylor Genl. Acct Ford - and somtimes Linley, Westley and a General Account - were named in relation to a number of £200 drafts recorded in the Drury Lane account books around this time, appearing as both receipts and expenses. Perhaps they formed a loan arrangement for short-term cash, but it is unclear exactly what was happening here, or who, in this instance, Taylor was. This payment relates to an earlier receipt, of 27 June 1781: "To Cash on Dr. Fords Draft in favour of Mr. Linley accepted T: W: [Thomas Westley, the treasurer?] at 2 Mos. disd. by Mr. Taylor. dated 21st. June", £200, which was followed by a £3 6s 8d payment of 15 October 1781, "Mr. Taylor's Dicot. on £200 4 Months".
Renters' Shares £10 16s External Renters
Total £268 7s