Monday 1 May 1797

Plays

Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£619 8s 6d
Available Revenue
74%
Capacity
102%

Beneficiary(ies)
Sarah Siddons
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£211 1s
Additional Charge
N/A

Notes
1st piece: Never acted in this Theatre
Prologue by George Colman elder; Monologue by Hester Lynch Piozzi
Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49 Great Marlborough Street

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £433 18s £386 8s 6d £43 19s £2 4s £1 6s 6d Odd money Headcount for first account: Box (650); Pit (733); F. Gall (487); and U. Gall. (289). Headcount for latter account: Box (276); Pit (12); F. Gall (15); and U. Gall (24).
Box   £195 £41 8s
Pit   £128 5s 6d £1 4s
First Gallery   £48 14s 15s
Upper Gallery   £14 9s 12s
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Sarah Siddons £185 10s 6d N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £619 8s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Security 17s 6d Internal Soldiers
Total 17s 6d