Thursday 5 May 1796

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£167 16s 6d
Available Revenue
31%
Capacity
36%

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 £167 16s 6d £162 12s 6d £0 £5 4s £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Rent £220 10s Recd of Messrs Hodson & Gann Ballance of Rent due Lady day last
Sub Total £220 10s
Total £388 6s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Musicians (Band) £9 1s 2d Internal Music 4th. Ins
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Clothing Material (Lace) £258 18s 6d External Paid Mr. Wilby / Copper Lace Man / on Acco
Properties 13s 6d Departmental Properties Do [4th. Ins]
Construction £30 External Paid Messrs. Hodson & Gann Damages done to their House in the rebuilding the Theatre
Food and Drink £35 9s External Paid Thos. Harris Esqr. [per] Messrs. Hodson & Gann for Wine &c
Food and Drink £15 External Paid Messrs. Lowe & Rigg for Spirits of Wine
Authorial Payments (Other) £100 External Paid Mr. O'Keeffe on Acco From the early 1780s onwards, Covent Garden regularly commissioned and/or accepted plays from O'Keeffe, seemingly on quasi-retainer. Presumably this payment was part of those arrangements.
Total £449 7s 2d