Saturday 8 April 1797

Plays

Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£519 1s 6d
Available Revenue
42%
Capacity
113%

Beneficiary(ies)
William Thomas Lewis
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
Free
Additional Charge
£15 11s 6d

Notes
2nd piece: Not acted these 12 years
3rd piece: With all original scenery, machinery, Dresses, and Decorations
New Music composed and ancient Scots Music selected and adapted by Shield
The Overture by Reeve
With Harp Accompaniment by Weippert
Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow Street
Supplementary charge: Supernumeraries £15:11:6

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £392 10s £386 10s £0 £6 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
William Thomas Lewis £126 11s 6d 398 17 42 457
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Oratorio rent £82 10s Recd of Mr John Ashley Ballance of Oratorio Rent
Oratorio rent £68 Recd of Do. [Mr Ashley] for 68 Renters 10 Nights at 2s pr Night
Oratorio rent £54 15s Recd of Do. [Mr Ashley] for Oil
Oratorio rent £51 10s 4d Recd of Do. [Mr Ashley] for Sperm Candles
Oratorio rent £3 7s 3d Recd of Do. [Mr Ashley] for Tallow Do. [Candles]
Sub Total £260 2s 7d
Total £779 4s 1d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Loan Repayments (as Debtor) £1,815 12s 6d External Paid John Palmer Esqr. by purchaseing £3,500 Stock 3 [per] Cent Imperial Annuities in his name which Stock he sold out for the use of Thos. Harris Esqr
Employees (Other) £270 13s 10d Internal Paid 4 Nights Sals. [payroll entries here aggregated]
Composers £90 External Paid Mr. Reeve for Composeing the Music to Olympus in an Uproar & Pantomime of Harlequin & Oberon in full
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £34 12s 4d Departmental Mr. Sloper for Scene Men
Metals £20 External Paid Mr. Jack / Smith / on Acco
Supernumeraries £19 8s Internal Supernums
Singers £13 Internal Chorus Singers
Annuities £10 10s External Paid Mr. Keeling 1/2 a Years Anny. Due Lady day last
Wardrobe (Other) £9 4s 8d Departmental Wardrobe
Musicians (Band) £9 1s 8d Internal Music 6th. Ins
Tailoring £5 10d Departmental Paid Mr. Dick to 7 Ins
Scene Painters £4 4s Internal Mr. Phillips
Musicians (Other) £3 Internal Extra Music
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Mr. Creswell
Production Design (Other) £3 19s 6d Departmental Paid Mr. Goostree for Sundries
Scene Painters £2 10s Internal Mr. Blackmore
Scene Painters £1 10s Internal Mr. Hollagan
Scene Painters 15s Internal Mr. Hodgins
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Properties 18s 6d Departmental Properties Do [6th. Ins]
Total £2,317 8s 10d