Thursday 6 March 1800

Plays

Performances
The Rivals, Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity!
Event Type
Command Performance
Revenue
£499 19s 6d
Available Revenue
65%
Capacity
82%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
Unknown
Requested by
N/A
Comment
By Command of Their Majesties

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £499 19s 6d £419 19s £76 1s £3 19s 6d £0 Headcount for first account: Box (769), plus Free Box (290); Pit (704), plus Free Pit (23); F. Gall (525); and U. Gall. (271). Headcount for latter account: Box (463), plus Free Box (55); Pit (19), plus Free Pit (2); F. Gall (52); and U. Gall (82).
Box   £230 14s £69 9s
Pit   £123 4s £1 18s
First Gallery   £52 10s £2 12s
Upper Gallery   £13 11s £2 2s
Total £499 19s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £20 Internal Mr King on Acct.
Singers £5 10s Internal The Chorus
Singers £4 Internal Mr Dignum on Acct. of Salary
Supernumeraries £10 5s Internal Supernumeraries
Tailoring £5 Departmental Mr. Gay on Acct. of Blue Beard
Canvas £2 4s 8d Internal Mrs: Daw Canvas Sewing
Scene Painters' Supplies £10 External Mr. Hughs Colourman
Lighting (Other) £20 External Mr. Glossop
Oil £20 External Mr Thomas Attorney for Morris
Printing £7 7s External Mrs: Lowndes Printer
Royal Attendants £6 13s 6d External Their Majesties Servants
Uncategorised £100 Unknown Mr: [?] Linley Unclear which Linley was being paid here; it looks as though "Mrs" was written, then the "s" intentionally erased. Mary Linley, wardrobe mistress, was paid a regular salary around this time, usually £1 10s per week, but the composer and musical director William Linley was more likely the recipient, as he was being paid occasional sums of £20 and £30 around this time, seemingly as instalments of arrears.
Law £5 5s External Mr. Wright Liquidation
Renters' Shares £21 6s External Mathew Raikes O R for last year
Heating Apparatus and Implements 15s External Two Coal Scuttles by Mr. Fosbrook
Total £238 6s 2d