Monday 21 May 1798

Plays

Performances
The Castle Spectre, The Escape, The Shipwreck
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£557 17s 6d
Available Revenue
83%
Capacity
91%
Beneficiary(ies)
Mrs Powell
Jane Palmer
Mr Powell
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£214
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Benefit: Mrs Powell however, Account book lists this as a Benefit: of Mr. and Mrs. Powell
2nd piece: With appropriate Scenery and Machinery
3rd piece in place of The Children in the Wood, advertised on playbill of 19 May
Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43 Craven Street, Strand

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £304 6s 6d £233 4s 6d £61 4s 6d 17s £9 6d Odd money
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Mrs Powell, Jane Palmer £127 11s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mr Powell £126 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £557 17s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Security 17s 6d Internal Soldiers
Production Design (Other) £5 Departmental Mr. Johnstone's Men
Authorial Payments (Other) £33 6s 8d External Mr. O'Keefe One Night of his Play of She's Elop'd
Total £39 4s 2d