Monday 16 December 1799

Plays

Performances
Pizarro, My Grandmother
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£584 14s
Available Revenue
69%
Capacity
96%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £584 14s £539 12s 6d £44 7s 6d 14s £0 Headcount for first account: Box (1125); Pit (699); F. Gall (628); and U. Gall. (340). Headcount for latter account: Box (282); Pit (14); F. Gall (9); and U. Gall (9).
Box   £337 10s £42 6s
Pit   £122 6s 6d £1 8s
First Gallery   £62 16s 9s
Upper Gallery   £17 4s 6d
Total £584 14s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Funds and Trusts £200 External Messrs. Wallis, Ford & Hammersley
Leases (Ground and Buildings) £60 External The Duke of Bedford
Actors £42 Internal Mr. Kemble
Lighting (Other) £40 External Mr. Glossop Lighting
Oil £30 External Mr. Thomas Atty. 3 Installmts. for Morris Oilman
Law £25 External Mr. Wright
Renters' Shares £21 External Mr. Jennings for Spencer Mr Spencer was probably the heir or executor of Mrs Mary Spencer, who had owned a 1775 rental share. He seems to have claimed arrears from Drury Lane, and been paid regular sums over 1798-1800 as a result.
Law £7 17s 6d External Taylor, (Law Exps.) Probably the same person as the "Mr. Taylor" paid exactly the same amount on 31 December 1799. Perhaps M. Angelo Taylor, renter with a 1784 share; or the Mr Taylor paid on 17 October 1797 "for Alterations of the Theatre"; or the James Taylor paid on 19 May 1800 "in Possession at Mr. Grubbs House".
Production Design (Other) £6 Internal Mr. Johnston Saly.
Musicians (Other) £6 2s Internal Duke of Glo'ster's Band by Blayney
Candles (Tallow) £5 14s 2d External Mr. Rablus Tallow Candles
Law £4 4s External Two Distringusses
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. Chatterly Saly. one week before opening
Total £449 1s 8d