Thursday 3 April 1800

Plays

Event Type
Command Performance
Revenue
£512 5s 6d
Available Revenue
62%
Capacity
84%

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 £512 5s 6d £442 6d £67 16s £2 9s £0 Headcount for first account: Box (878), plus Free Box (344); Pit (679), plus Free Pit (28); F. Gall (502), plus Free F. Gall (9); and U. Gall. (192). Headcount for latter account: Box (408), plus Free Box (73); Pit (17), plus Free Pit (15); F. Gall (58); and U. Gall (80).
Box   £263 8s £61 4s
Pit   £118 16s 6d £1 14s
First Gallery   £50 4s £2 18s
Upper Gallery   £9 12s £2
Total £512 5s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £50 Internal Mrs: Jordan on Account
Actors £10 Internal Mr. Barrymore on Account
Supernumeraries £12 7s 6d Internal Supernumeraries by Thompson
Mantuamaking £10 Departmental Miss Rein for Mrs. Jordans Dress
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £16 Departmental The Carpenters by Cheyne
Lighting (Other) £20 External Mr. Glossop Lighting
Printing £7 7s External Mrs: Lowndes Printer
Leases (Ground and Buildings) £15 External His Grace the Duke of Bedford Rent
Annuities £3 External The £50 Annuities
Funds and Trusts £40 External Messrs. Wallis Ford & Hammersley
Renters' Shares £21 6s External Roger Pettyward Old Renter
Renters' Shares £15 15s External Mr. Jennings for Ogden The Ogden family, usually William Ogden, had been paid for a number of renters' shares in the 1789-94 seasons.
Renters' Shares £10 10s External Do. [Mr. Jennings] Do. [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.
Renters' Shares £10 External The 10 Trust Shares of 1796
Renters' Shares £4 External Messrs. Hammersley's 4 Shares
Total £245 5s 6d