Thursday 5 March 1789

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£223 16s
Available Revenue
69%
Capacity
66%

Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Notes
Mainpiece: With Alterations

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £223 16s £213 5s £0 £10 11s £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Proprietorial supplementary cash £200 Reced of Thos Harris Esqr
Sub Total £200
Total £423 16s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Musicians (Band) £8 6s 6d Internal Music the 3d. Inst
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Properties 8s 9d Departmental Properties Ditto [the 3d. Inst]
Newspaper Advertisements £200 External Paid Mr. Woodfall Large sums of money occasionally moved between Covent Garden and the Woodfalls (newspaper proprietors) in the 1770s-90s. But the reasons are unclear, and it may be a mistake to categorise this payment as newspaper advertising.
Proprietorial (Other) £10 10s External Paid Thos. Harris Esqr.
Law £94 3s 6d External Paid Mr Hutchinson Perhaps relates to the purchase of a house in Bow Street, for which James Hutchinson was paid several large sums of money 1786-87.
Total £313 13s 9d