Monday 23 December 1799

Plays

Performances
Pizarro, The Humourist; or Who's Who?
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£409 5s
Available Revenue
53%
Capacity
67%
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 £409 5s £371 14s £36 10s £1 1s £0 Headcount for first account: Box (642); Pit (656); F. Gall (541); and U. Gall. (204). Headcount for latter account: Box (337); Pit (30); F. Gall (27); and U. Gall (64).
Box   £192 12s £50 11s
Pit   £114 16s £3 9s
First Gallery   £54 2s £1 7s
Upper Gallery   £10 4s £1 12s
Total £409 5s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Funds and Trusts £240 External Messrs. Wallis Ford & Hammersley
Unknown £50 Unknown Mr. Pittman off Bill of Exchange
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £32 1s Departmental Carpenters by Cheyne
Actors £31 10s Internal Mrs. Siddons Salary
Unknown £20 Unknown Mr. Serrall for Smith by Burgess A Smith was paid here and on another occasion by a Mr Sarrell/Serrall. Perhaps he was Smith the upholder/upholsterer, who was paid arrears several times around this time. But those payments were usually made via attornies named Still & Strong. 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 Mr. Glossop Lighting
Singers £13 15s Internal The Westminster Boys in Pizarro
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £8 9s 6d Departmental Mr. Jackson for Jacobs's Carpenters
Production Design (Other) £6 Departmental Mr. Johnston on Acct.
Scene Painters £5 5s Internal Mr. T Greenwood on Acct.
Glass £5 5s External Mrs. Flood Glazier on Acct.
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £2 2s Internal Mr. Murch Stage Doorkeeper on Acct. Saly.
Security £2 2s Internal Mr. Harris Watchman Do. [on Acct. Saly.]
Cleaners £2 16s Internal The Sweepers Bye Days (Incits.)
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £1 1s Internal Mr. Tildsley Gallery Doorkeeper Do. [on Acct. Saly.]
House Servants (Other) £1 1s Internal Mr. Potts Hall Keeper Saly.
Tinworkers 12s Departmental Mr. Tuck for Tin
Total £441 19s 6d