Thursday 12 June 1800

Plays

Performances
The Lie of the Day; or, A Party at Hampton Court, Three Weeks After Marriage, Paul and Virginia, Evening the Storm, Imitations
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
Unknown
Available Revenue
N/A - no receipts
Capacity
0%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
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Requested by
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Notes
Under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York and the Duchess of Devonshire and the Duchess of Gordon
O'Keeffe is referred to as being unfortunate because he was totally blind
Mrs Jordan came from Drury Lane, where she had performed the Child of Nature to officiate at Covent Garden as the handmaid of charity
Tickets delivered for The Belles Stratagem will be admitted

Recollections of John O Keeffe, 2.385 (1826) suggests that O Keeffe profited to the amount of £360 from this benefit.

Business

Income

Total N/A

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £282 19s 4d Internal Paid 4 Nights Sals [payroll entries here aggregated]
House Servants (Other) £22 2s 2d Internal Paid Mr. Brandon for Servants &c
Singers £3 15s Internal Chorus Singers to 11th. Do [Ins]
Stage Managers £50 Internal Paid Willm. Thos. Lewis Esqr for the care of the Theatre
Supernumeraries £10 5s Internal Supernums Do [to 11th. Ins]
Musicians (Band) £9 9s 4d Internal Music 11 Ins
Musicians (Other) £3 7s 6d Internal Extra Music
Tailoring £1 7s 10d Departmental Paid Mr. Dick 11th. Ins
Wardrobe (Other) £8 2d Departmental Wardrobe Do [to 11th. Ins]
Wardrobe (Other) £15 12s 6d Departmental Paid Mrs. Egan for Womens Wardrobe & Bills Do [to 11th. Ins]
Wardrobe (Other) £50 Internal Paid Mr. Whitfield his Salary in full
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £14 15s 6d Departmental Paid Mr. Sloper for Scene Men Do [to 11th. Ins]
Production Design (Other) £5 5s Internal Paid Mr. Creswell Do [to 13th. Ins]
Properties £2 1s 3d Departmental Properties 7th. 9th. 10th. 11th. Ins
Scene Painters £5 5s Internal Paid Mr. Phillips to 13th. Ins
Scene Painters £1 Internal Paid Mr. Hodgins Do [to 13th. Ins]
Scene Painters £1 10s Internal Paid Mr. Thomas Do [to 13th. Ins]
Scene Painters £2 10s Internal Paid Mr. Hollagan Do [to 13th. Ins]
Scene Painters £3 13s 6d Internal Paid Mr. Lupino Do [to 13th. Ins]
Books, Paper and Stationery £3 External Paid Mr. Wild for Stationary
Total £495 19s 1d