Monday 14 April 1800

Plays

Performances
The London Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell, Lodoiska
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£365 12s
Available Revenue
52%
Capacity
60%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
In mainpiece, the playbill retains Clarke as Thoroughgood but Hull performed Thoroughgood instead of Clarke who was suddenly taken ill
In afterpiece the playbill assigns Camazin to Clarke; his substitute is not named

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £365 12s £280 13s £82 12s £2 7s £0 Headcount for first account: Box (309), plus Free Box (268); Pit (636), plus Free Pit (44); F. Gall (555), plus Free F. Gall (16); and U. Gall. (423). Headcount for latter account: Box (524); Pit (27); F. Gall (19); and U. Gall (14).
Box   £92 14s £78 12s
Pit   £111 6s £2 14s
First Gallery   £55 10s 19s
Upper Gallery   £21 3s 7s
Total £365 12s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Supernumeraries £12 7s 6d Internal The Supernumeraries
Clothing Material (Lace) £10 External Do. [Mr. Jennings] for Rigge for Gilles
Tailoring £20 Departmental Gay Taylor on Acct. for De Montfont
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £39 7s 3d Departmental The Carpenters by Cheyne
Candles (Tallow) £10 4s 6d External Rablus Tallow Chandler
Oil £20 External Thomas Attorney for Morris Oilman
Printing £7 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 £15 15s External Mr. Jennings Attorney 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] 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 4 Shares
Total £217 4s 3d