Wednesday 29 May 1799

Plays

Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£439 12s 6d
Available Revenue
49%
Capacity
72%

Beneficiary(ies)
Sarah Siddons
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
Free
Additional Charge
N/A

Notes
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 £269 16s 6d £228 14s 6d £40 6s 16s £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Sarah Siddons £169 16s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £439 12s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Composers £25 External Medley for Welsh BD vol. 15, p. 359 states that Welsh was paid "for writing a medley of songs", and this payment has been categorised accordingly. 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
Printing £6 External Mrs. Lowndes
Musicians (Side Drums) £5 5s Internal Wallis side Drum
Metals £5 External Jackson Smith
Supernumeraries £4 Internal Supernums.
Management £4 4s Internal Mr. Richardson
Total £69 9s