Saturday 5 April 1800

Plays

Performances
How to Grow Rich, A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal, The Hermione; or, Valour Triumphant
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£361 17s
Available Revenue
41%
Capacity
79%
Beneficiary(ies)
William Thomas Lewis
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
Free
Additional Charge
N/A
Notes
3rd piece: Founded on a late Glorious Naval Achievement the recapture by Capt Edward Hamilton on 25 Oct 1799 of the British frigate Hermione from the Spaniards
The Music selected and composed by Attwood
Tickets to be had of Lewis, No. 52 Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £296 7s 6d £263 2s £0 £33 5s 6d £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
William Thomas Lewis £65 9s 6d 209 13 15 237
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Oratorio rent £63 15s Recd of Mr John Ashly for Sperm Candles
Oratorio rent £36 16s 8d Recd of Do. [Mr John Ashly] for Oil
Oratorio rent £3 10s 9d Recd of Do. [Mr John Ashly] for Tallow Do. [Candles]
Sub Total £104 2s 5d
Total £465 19s 5d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £282 16s 8d Internal Paid 4 Nights Sals [payroll entries here aggregated]
Insurance £115 External Paid one Years Insurance of the Theatre on £10,000 at the Pheenix Fire Office to Lady day next
Accounting and Payment Issues £92 10s External Cash overcharged Deduction from money paid to the theatre by John Ashley for the oratorios.
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £23 12s 2d Departmental Mr Sloper for Carpenters &c
House Servants (Other) £15 3s 4d Internal Mr Brandon for Servants & Chair Women
Wardrobe (Other) £10 14s 2d Departmental Mrs. Egan for Women Wardrobe & bills
Musicians (Band) £9 9s 4d Internal Music 3 Inst
Wardrobe (Other) £8 1s 2d Departmental Wardrobe
Water Rate £7 11s 8d External Paid half a Years Water Rate due Lady day last
Supernumeraries £6 6s 1d Internal Supernumers
Scene Painters £5 5s Internal Mr Phillips
Production Design (Other) £5 5s Internal Mr Creswell
Tailoring £5 2s 5d Departmental Paid Mr. Dick to 3d Ins
Scene Painters £3 13s 6d Internal Mr Lupino
Musicians (Other) £3 7s Internal Extra Music
Scene Painters £2 10s Internal Mr Hollagan
Production Design (Other) £1 2s Departmental Mr Creswell for Do [Carpenters &c]
Production Design (Other) £1 9s Departmental Mr Goostree for Carpenters &c
Scene Painters £1 Internal Mr Hodgins
Scene Painters £1 10s Internal Mr Thomas
Properties 13s 11d Departmental Properties 29 31 March 1 April & 3d
Total £602 2s 5d