Tuesday 27 November 1792

Plays

Performances
The Dramatist; or, Stop Him Who Can, Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp, The Lucky Escape
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£202 5s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
45%
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 £202 5s 6d £187 14s £0 £14 11s 6d £0
Total £202 5s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Unknown £400 Unknown Thos: Harris Esqr. by Mr Longman Thomas Longman Esquire seems to have loaned money to Thomas Harris/Covent Garden, and/or disbursed money on the theatre's behalf; but various Longmans were involved in selling stationery, sheet music, and even musical instruments to Covent Garden, and seem to have printed playbooks for the theatre and/or bought the copyright of plays from the theatre in order to print and sell those plays for their own (the Longmans') profit. It is therefore difficult to categorise this and many other of the payments involving Thomas Longman Esquire in particular and the Longmans in general.
Miscellaneous £9 16s Internal Music &c. The term "Music &c." was used in this account book to cover daily payments to the band, the properties department and a kettle drummer. Comparison with other account books suggests that the bulk of the money (generally 80-90%) went to the band, 5s went to the kettle drummer and the rest of the money went to the properties.
Total £409 16s