Wednesday 23 May 1798

Plays

Performances
The Castle Spectre, The Sons of Anacreon, The Flitch of Bacon
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£526 14s 6d
Available Revenue
59%
Capacity
86%
Beneficiary(ies)
William Barrymore
Thomas Sedgwick
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£213 12s 3d
Additional Charge
N/A
Notes
Benefit: Barrymore and Sedgwick
Tickets to be had of Barrymore, Judd Place, West Sommers Town; of Sedgwick, No. 18 Clements Inn

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £165 10s £88 2s £67 11s £1 19s 6d £7 17s 6d Odd money
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
William Barrymore £162 16s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Thomas Sedgwick £198 8s 6d N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £526 14s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Benefit Payments £89 14s 5d Internal Mr. & Mrs. Powell's Benft. Balance
Actors £50 Internal Mrs. Siddons
Lighting (Other) £42 External Mr. Glossop
Unknown £40 Unknown Mr. Sadler on Mr. S.s Acct.
Unknown £37 4s Unknown Mr. Dodd Perhaps salary arrears due the actor, James William Dodd, collected by his executor(s) after his death in 1796.
Unknown £37 4s Unknown Do. [Mr. Dodd] In full date Perhaps salary arrears due the actor, James William Dodd, collected by his executor(s) after his death in 1796.
Unknown £30 Unknown Do. [Mr. Sadler] dated 31st. The ditto may refer to "Mr. Sadler on Mr. S.s Acct.".
Unknown £30 Unknown Do. [Mr. Sadler] Do [dated] 7 June The first ditto may refer to "Mr. Sadler on Mr. S.s Acct.".
Musicians (Other) £24 8s Internal D: of Gloster's Band
Unknown £20 Unknown Mr. Ozias Linley BD vol. 9, p. 314, states that Ozias Linley "seems not to have performed in London." Perhaps this payment was therefore related to the Linley family's ownership of a share of Drury Lane.
Oil £15 14s External Mr. Morris Common Oil to 18th.
Loan Repayments (as Debtor) £10 External J. G. Liquidation Messrs. Hammersley
Security 17s 6d Internal Soldiers
Total £427 1s 11d