Friday 24 May 1799

Plays

Performances
Pizarro, My Grandmother
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£540 3s 6d
Available Revenue
54%
Capacity
89%

Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Notes
Mainpiece: adapted from Die Spanier in Peru by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue
Prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; epilogue by the Hon William Lamb
The Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new
The Musick, Airs, and Chorusses incidental to the Piece composed and selected from Gluck, Sacchini &c
The Symphony preceding the Play and those between the Acts composed for the occasion by Dussek
The Scenery designed and executed by Marinari, Greenwood Jun, Demaria, Banks, Blackmore &c
The Machinery, Decorations, and Dresses under the direction of Johnston and executed by him Underwood and Gay
The Female Dresses designed and executed by Miss Rein

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £540 3s 6d £406 6d £17 5s 4s £116 14s Tickets Sold by Mr Fosbrook Box office
Total £540 3s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Upkeep and Refurbishments (Other) £134 18s 2d External Mr. Wigstead by Mr. Sheridan's Order from Fosbrook for Ornamenting the Theatre O Debt. 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 £134 18s 2d