Tuesday 15 June 1802

Plays

Performances
The Way to Keep Him, Rosina
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£578 8s
Available Revenue
79%
Capacity
95%

Beneficiary(ies)
Charles Dignum
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£220
Additional Charge
Unknown

Notes
Principal characters in The Way to Keep Him: The Widow Belmour, Mrs Jordan
In the course of the play, a song to be sung and accompanied on the lute by Mrs Jordan
In the course of the evening, Mr Dignum will introduce the songs "Kathline Machre," and "I Never Lov'd any, Dear Mary, but You"

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £93 15s £44 17s 6d £40 19s £1 10s £6 8s 6d Odd money
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Charles Dignum £484 13s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £578 8s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
House Servants (Other) £5 Internal R B. Sheridan Esqr. to make up Mr. Scott's Money "Mr. Scott" is here identified as Stephen Scott, the house servant recorded on BD vol. 13, p. 239. Another candidate is Mr. Scott the laceman, but he had last been paid on 8 March 1796 and was never paid thereafter; while it is possible that he had £5 owed to him between 1796 and 1802, or a larger amount that Sheridan had mostly settled separately (hence "to make up"), it seems less likely than the Stephen Scott identification.
Security 17s 6d Internal Soldiers
Supernumeraries £9 16s Internal Supernumeraries to 4 June
Canvas £18 5s External Pearson, Atty. for Ellis Canvas
Law £7 7s External Pownall Atty, Extra Costs for Chicheley
Law £5 Internal Burgess. Salary
Total £46 5s 6d