Wednesday 1 May 1799

Plays

Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£489 14s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
80%

Beneficiary(ies)
Jane Palmer
Mr Powell
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£213
Additional Charge
Unknown

Notes
Benefit: Mrs Powell
Listed as Benefit: Mr and Mrs Powell in account book; assigned to Mrs Powell only in London Stage
1st piece: Prologue by the author
3rd piece: To conclude with Robinson Crusoe's departure from the Island
Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 6 Craven Street, Strand

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £239 14s 6d £164 8s £67 15s 6d 16s 6d £6 14s 6d Odd money
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Jane Palmer £125 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mr Powell £125 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £489 14s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Sheet Music Purchases £6 11s External Richards for Music Paper
Production Design (Other) £10 Departmental Johnstone on Acct. for Pizarro
Candles (Wax) £10 External Gatty for Thorley Here presumed to be arrears due to Thorley the wax chandler or his executors, perhaps as a result of legal action, although no candles had been bought from him since 1785. Payment amount appears in an "Old Debt" column, which has its own running total, separate from this season's main running total. The "Old Debt" running total disappears after 20 June 1799, though "Old Debt" payments continue to be made thereafter and are not added to the main running total.
Lighting (Other) £20 External Glossop
Law £20 External Evans Instalment Payment amount appears in an "Old Debt" column, which has its own running total, separate from this season's main running total. The "Old Debt" running total disappears after 20 June 1799, though "Old Debt" payments continue to be made thereafter and are not added to the main running total.
Renters' Shares £20 External M. A Taylor O Renter on Acct. Payment amount appears in an "Old Debt" column, which has its own running total, separate from this season's main running total. The "Old Debt" running total disappears after 20 June 1799, though "Old Debt" payments continue to be made thereafter and are not added to the main running total.
Total £86 11s