Tuesday 11 March 1800

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£320 18s 6d
Available Revenue
59%
Capacity
53%

Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Comment
Mainpiece: The scenery, machinery, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new
The Overture and Musick composed by Florio
The Scenes designed by Greenwood and painted by him Banks and assistants
The Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations designed by Johnston and executed by him Gay and Underwood
The Female Dresses designed and made under the direction of Miss Rein

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £320 18s 6d £277 6s 6d £42 8s £1 4s £0 Headcount for first account: Box (443), plus Free Box (761); Pit (559), plus Free Pit (91); F. Gall (354), plus Free F. Gall (43); and U. Gall. (224). Headcount for latter account: Box (248), plus Free Box (29); Pit (5); F. Gall (74); and U. Gall (40).
Box   £132 18s £37 4s
Pit   £97 16s 6d 10s
First Gallery   £35 8s £3 14s
Upper Gallery   £11 4s £1
Total £320 18s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £20 Internal Mrs: Jordan
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £5 Internal Ball Doorkeeper on Acct. of Arrears
Musicians (Band) £20 Internal Mr. Shaw by Woodriff
Sheet Music Purchases £5 External Mr. Richards Music Paper
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £6 15s 11d Departmental Carpenters by Cheyne
Production Design (Other) £5 Departmental Mr. Johnston
Candles (Tallow) £6 4s 2d External Mr. Rablus Tallow
Construction £10 External Mr. Graham Bricklayer on Acct.
Lighting (Other) £20 External Mr. Glossop Lighting
Upholstery £25 External Mr Smith Upholsterer
Miscellaneous £11 4s External Mr. Cornman to complete his demand DL typically paid Phillip Cornman for "Silver Tickets" around this time, although on 8 July 1794 had paid him "for Engraving & Medals".
Renters' Shares £50 External Mr. Jackson on Acct. of Burgess's Bill O R Burgess paid old renters and was paid back by the theatre, hence the categorisation of this payment as "Renters Shares" rather than "Loan Repayments (as Debtor)".
Total £184 4s 1d