Wednesday 30 April 1800

Plays

Performances
De Montfort, The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£273 3s 6d
Available Revenue
39%
Capacity
45%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £273 3s 6d £197 2s £73 19s 6d £1 19s 3s Headcount for first account: Box (306), plus Free Box (462); Pit (472), plus Free Pit (34); F. Gall (185), plus Free F. Gall (62); and U. Gall. (84). Headcount for latter account: Box (75); Pit (98); F. Gall (86); and U. Gall (76).
Box   £91 16s £58 1s
Pit   £82 12s £9 16s
First Gallery   £18 10s £4 6s
Upper Gallery   £4 4s £1 16s 6d
Total £273 3s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £31 10s Internal Mr. Kemble Salary
Musicians (Side Drums) £5 Internal Side Drums by Wallis
Musicians (Trumpets) £5 Internal Extra Trumpets by Thompson
Glass £25 External Mr. Heady Glassman on Acct.
Lighting (Other) £20 External Mr. Glossop
Metals £100 External Mr. Watkins Iron Monger on Acct.
Management £20 Internal Mr. Richardson by Mr. Cocker
Leases (Ground and Buildings) £15 External His Grace the Duke of Bedford
Uncategorised £10 10s Unknown Mr. Sadler on Account
Annuities £3 External The £50 Annuities
Funds and Trusts £40 External Messrs. Wallis Ford & Hammersley
Renters' Shares £10 External The 10 Trust Shares of 1796
Renters' Shares £4 External Messrs. Hammersleys 4 Shares
Authorial Payments (Other) £25 External Do. [Mr. Kemble] on Account of De Montfort Kemble seems to have here been paid for altering or adapting Joanna Baillie's play for the stage, hence the categorisation as "Authorial Payments (Other)".
Total £314