Wednesday 10 May 1786

Plays

Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£271 2s
Available Revenue
54%
Capacity
80%

Beneficiary(ies)
William Brett
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£105
Additional Charge
Unknown

Notes
2nd piece: Not acted these 3 years
Tickets to be had of Brett, No. 73 Long Acre

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £83 11s £79 11s £0 £4 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
William Brett £187 11s 394 519 112 1025
Total £271 2s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Musicians (Band) £8 4s 8d Internal Music the 9th. Instant
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Properties 8s 7d Departmental Properties Do. [the 9th. Instant]
Benefit Payments £54 7s Internal Pd. Mr Pope Benefit Ballance
Unknown £33 12s Unknown Pd. Thos. Harris Esqr pr Mrs. Grey Covent Garden paid a Mrs Grey multiple significant sums of money in the late 1780s, sometimes in relation to Thomas Harris, but her identity is unclear. The theatre employed a singer named Mrs Grey at this time, but her salary was only £1 a week at most; she does not seem a natural fit with these occasional payments (see BD vol. 6, pp. 320-1).
Total £96 17s 3d