Thursday 19 September 1799

Plays

Performances
Hamlet, An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£330 17s
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
54%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
The playbill assigns Claudius to Packer, but Archer on the sudden indisposition of Packer put on the robes of majesty which seemed to sit sufficiently easy upon him

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £330 17s £245 19s £84 14s 4s £0 Headcount for first account: Box (317), plus Free Box (271); Pit (604), plus Free Pit (44); F. Gall (324), plus Free F. Gall (4); and U. Gall. (255). Headcount for latter account: Box (485), plus Free Box (31); Pit (19), plus Free Pit (2); F. Gall (202); and U. Gall (38).
Box   £95 2s £72 15s
Pit   £105 14s £1 18s
First Gallery   £32 8s £10 2s
Upper Gallery   £12 15s 19s
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Loans received £1,000 Mr Fosbrook Advanced on Mr Sheridan'sSecurities two Acceptances of £500 each
Sub Total £1,000
Total £1,330 17s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Loan Repayments (as Debtor) £20 External Mr. Fosbrook on Acct. of his Acceptance of £1,000 to pay the Old Renters
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £20 Departmental Cheyne, Carpenters as Pr. his Bill
Production Design (Other) £7 Departmental Johnston Property Maker on Accot. of Men & Salary Although this record calls him "Property Maker", the payment fits into a wider pattern of payments to Alexander Johnston for his general production design.
Timber £5 5s External Underwood for Timber for use of the Stage
Prompters £5 5s Internal Powell Prompter Arrears of last Season
Tailoring £5 5s Departmental Gay Taylor for Men & Materials as Pr. his Book
Printing £5 5s External Lowndes Printer
Treasurers £1 10s Internal Mr. Dunn Salary before opening the Theatre This entry is not recorded in the alternative Drury Lane account book covering September-November 1799, W. b. 302.
Total £69 10s