Monday 21 November 1791

Plays

Performances
Artaxerxes, The Citizen, Ah! Could Mandane Yield Her Breath for Thee!
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£398 15s
Available Revenue
64%
Capacity
89%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
On account of the great number of Ladies and Gentlemen who have not been able to obtain places for Artaxerxes, Mme Mara has very obligingly consented to appear this Present as well as To morrow Evening being positively the Last Nights of her performing before her depature for Italy
Mainpiece in place of The Heiress; afterpiece of The Doctor and the Apothecary - both advertised on playbill of 19 Nov

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £398 15s £360 8s £35 5s £3 2s £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Accounting adjustments £2 14s Portal Error last Sat.y
Accounting adjustments 12s Thompson Do. [Error last Sat.y]
Sub Total £3 6s
Total £402 1s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
House Servants (Other) £1 4s Internal Goodwin & Watchman at D. L. Theatre
Laundry and Dyeing £1 3s 1d Departmental Washing Bills
Properties £2 9d Departmental Properties last Week
Weaponry £28 18s External Hatton Sword Cutler to 31st. Decr.
Poor Rate £49 7s 10d External Poors Rate 1/2 Year to Midr. St. Martin's Randal
Taxes (Other) £90 16s 8d External Kings Tax 3/4 of a Year to Midsummer St. Martins Brooks Comparison to a payment of 23 November 1791, "Land Tax One Quarter to Midsumr. in full", £26, suggests that "Kings Tax" meant more on this occasion than just land tax (for which it was sometimes used synonymously).
Food and Drink £1 9s 8d External Taylors Dinners 13th. Inst.
Total £175