Wednesday 19 April 1797

Plays

Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£352 6d
Available Revenue
46%
Capacity
77%

Beneficiary(ies)
John Quick
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
Unknown
Additional Charge
£2 18s 6d

Notes
Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 30 Little Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields
Supplementary charge: Supernums £2:18:6

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £146 4s 6d £140 15s 6d £0 £5 9s £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
John Quick £205 16s 457 320 127 904
Total £352 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Musicians (Band) £9 1s 8d Internal Music 18th. Ins
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Properties £1 4s 6d Departmental Properties Do [18th. Ins]
Unknown £65 8s 6d Unknown Paid Thos. Harris Esqr. [per] Peirce This exact sum was received back by Covent Garden shortly afterwards, on 19 May 1797, described as being received of Harris per Mr Peirce. Then on 29 May 1797, the theatre paid Harris per Peirce £6 6s. Perhaps "Peirce" was William Pearce the author. However, no new pieces of William Pearce's seem to have been performed at Covent Garden this season or hereafter.
Unknown £289 11s 8d Unknown Paid Do. [Thos. Harris Esqr.] [per] Mr. Gorton
Annuities £32 10s External Paid Mr. Seacoke half a Years Anny. due 27th March last
Annuities £10 10s External Paid Miss Wickstead half a Years Anny. due Lady day last
Total £408 11s 4d