Saturday 3 November 1804

Plays

Performances
Much Ado About Nothing, The Caravan; or, The Driver and his Dog
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£345 19s
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
57%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Principal characters in Much Ado About Nothing: Leonato, Mr Wroughton; Claudio, Mr Barrymore; Benedick, Mr Elliston; Dogberry, Mr Suett; Verges, Mr Wewitzer; Hero, Miss Mellon; Beatrice, Mrs Jordan
In act 2, a masquerade, and Mr Stevens' glee of "Sigh no more Ladies"

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £345 19s £238 £100 12s £3 15s £3 12s Odd money Headcount for first account: Box (334); Pit (586); F. Gall (276); and U. Gall. (153). Headcount for latter account: Box (500); Pit (125); F. Gall (182); and U. Gall (160).
Box   £100 4s £75
Pit   £102 11s £12 10s
First Gallery   £27 12s £9 2s
Upper Gallery   £7 13s £4
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Uncategorised £3 Do. [Mr Wewitzer]
Uncategorised £9 Mr Palmer
Sub Total £12
Total £357 19s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £17 Internal Mr. Bannister
Actors £18 Internal Mr. Elliston
Actors £16 Internal Mr. Pope
Actors £15 Internal Mr. Johnstone
Actors £12 Internal Mr. Dowton
Actors £12 Internal Mr. Suett
Actors £10 Internal Mr Barrymore
Actors £20 Internal Mr. H. Johnstone & Wife
Actors £9 Internal Mr. Palmer
Actors £8 Internal Mr. Cherry
Actors £8 Internal Mr. Raymond
Actors £8 Internal Mr. Collins
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Powell
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Wewitzer
Actors £9 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Mathews
Actors £7 Internal Mr. Russell
Actors £6 Internal Mr. Holland
Actors £5 Internal Mr. Decamp
Actors £4 Internal Mr. Bartley
Actors £6 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Sparks
Actors £3 10s Internal Mr. & Mrs. Maddocks
Actors £2 Internal Mr. Waldron
Actors £2 Internal Mr. Fisher
Actors £2 2s Internal Mr. Bannister
Actors £3 Internal Mr. Packer
Actors £14 Internal Mrs. Powell
Actors £11 Internal Miss Pope
Actors £10 Internal Miss Duncan
Actors £7 Internal Mrs. Ansell
Actors £6 Internal Mrs. Harlow
Actors £6 Internal Mrs. Johnstone
Actors £5 Internal Miss Mellon
Actors £5 Internal Miss Hicks
Actors £5 Internal Mrs. Sontley
Actors £3 Internal Mrs. Henry
Actors £2 10s Internal Miss Tidswell
Actors £2 Internal Mrs. Scott
Actors £1 10s Internal Mr. Purser
Actors £1 5s Internal Mr. Webb
Actors £1 Internal Mrs. Jones
Actors £1 10s Internal Mrs. Cuyler
Actors £2 Internal Mrs. Gunning
Actors £3 Internal Mr. Lee
Actors £1 Internal Master Tokeley
Actors £31 10s Internal Mrs. Jordan 2 Nights
Actors £2 10s Internal Mr. Lee 5 days not on the List
Cleaners £7 10s Internal Sweepers
Cleaners 12s Internal Donnelly Listed under "Constant Salary".
Dancers £10 Internal Mr Byrn
Dancers £4 Internal Mr. Grimaldi
Dancers £2 Internal Mr. Male
Dancers £2 Internal Master Byrn
Dancers £5 Internal Mrs. Sharp
Dancers £1 Internal Mrs. Grimaldi
Dancers £1 Internal Mrs. Wells
Dancers £14 Internal Mrs. Byrn Miss Watson Miss Bristoe Do. [Miss Bristoe] C Boyce Miss Miss Taylor Mrs. Vining Miss Daniels Mrs. Brooker Women Dancers Space left between "Mrs. Byrn" and "Miss Watson", perhaps for Miss Sarle, the dancer paid in this slot in previous weeks, or for Miss Benson, the dancer who shortly came to occupy this slot.
Dancers £10 10s Internal Men Dancers
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £2 Internal Mr. Thompson
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £2 Internal Bynam New Stage door keeper on Acct.
Employees (Other) £30 12s Internal Dale for Servants Dale's list of payees sometimes included performers, hence its categorisation here as "Employees (Other)" rather than "House Servants (Other)".
House Servants (Other) 15s Internal Potts Listed under "Constant Salary".
Lamplighters £6 16s 6d Internal Lampmen
Performers (Other) £15 Internal Miss Decamp Maria Theresa De Camp, who acted, sung and danced.
Performers (Other) £4 Internal Miss Holloway
Performers (Other) £1 5s Internal Mr. Evans
Performers (Other) £1 5s Internal Miss Kelly
Performers (Other) £1 Internal Miss Menage
Performers (Other) £1 Internal Miss Decamp
Prompters £3 10s Internal Mr. Stokes
Prompters £5 Internal Mr Powell Listed under "Constant Salary".
Security £4 10s Internal Constables
Security £5 5s Internal Soldiers
Security £1 16s Internal 3. Watchmen Listed under "Constant Salary".
Security 14s Internal Rigge day watch Listed under "Constant Salary".
Singers £16 Internal Mr. Kelly
Singers £6 Internal Mr. Borrowes
Singers £4 Internal Mr. Dignum
Singers £4 Internal Mr. Welsh
Singers £4 Internal Mr. Cooke
Singers £2 Internal Mr. Gibbons
Singers £12 12s Internal Mrs. Mountain
Singers £12 12s Internal Mrs. Bland
Singers £2 Internal Miss C. Hicks
Singers £1 10s Internal Mr. Danby
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Caulfield
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Cooke
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Elliott
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr Rhodes
Singers £1 Internal Mr. Bond
Singers £1 10s Internal Mrs. Gardiner
Singers £1 10s Internal Miss Wentworth
Singers £1 Internal Miss Saunders
Singers £1 Internal Miss Williams
Singers £1 Internal Mrs. Coates
Singers £1 5s Internal Mrs. Butler
Singers £1 Internal Fitzsimmons
Singers £7 10s Internal Chorus
Stage Managers £25 4s Internal Mr. Wroughton Manager & Actor
Supernumeraries £23 9s Internal Supernumeraries
Treasurers £12 Internal Mr Peake
Treasurers £3 Internal Mr Dunn Listed under "Constant Salary".
Music Copyists £1 Internal Wyber Listed under "Constant Salary".
Music Copyists £8 9s 10d Internal Music Copyg. of the Dash
Musicians (Band) £63 3s Internal The Band
Musicians (Band) £10 Internal Mr. Shaw
Musicians (Other) £5 16s Internal D. of York's Band
Musicians (Other) £2 5s Internal Bugle Horns
Clothing Material (Decorations) £10 3s 6d External Mrs. Chay for Feathers
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 4s Internal Mast Brady
Dressers £10 16s Internal Dressers
Dressers £1 10s Internal Two Miss Smiths Listed under "Constant Salary".
Mantuamaking £3 Internal Miss Rein Listed under "Constant Salary".
Mantuamaking £27 18s 4d Departmental Mantua's Bill
Tailoring £1 16s Internal Mr Banks Taylor Listed under "Constant Salary".
Tailoring £18 6d Departmental Taylor's Do. [Bill]
Wardrobe (Other) £2 Internal Mr. Wilson & Wife Listed under "Constant Salary".
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £52 19s 3d Departmental Carpenters
Production Design (Other) £10 Internal Mr. Johnstone Listed under "Constant Salary".
Production Design (Other) £3 3s Internal Mr. Underwood Listed under "Constant Salary".
Production Design (Other) £9 5s Departmental Johnstone's Bill
Scene Painters £5 15s 6d Internal Mr. Greenwood Listed under "Constant Salary".
Scene Painters £3 Internal Mr Banks Listed under "Constant Salary".
Candles (Tallow) £11 19s 7d External Rablus Tallow Chandler
Lighting (Other) £84 External Mr. White Lighting
Timber £76 18s 9d External Elsom Timber Merchant to 28th Apl.
Bill Distribution £1 17s Internal Billstickers
Printing £23 3s 6d External Lowndes Printer
Management £63 Internal Principal Board of Management by the Lord Chancellor's Order
Leases (Ground and Buildings) £7 External Paul for Rent to Michs.
Messengers and Porters £1 5s Internal Mr. Chatterley
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal West Messinger Listed under "Constant Salary".
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Appleby Do. [Messinger] Listed under "Constant Salary".
Miscellaneous £9 6s External Two Suits of Rich Clothes and 5 Dozen of colour'd Lamps
Annuities £50 External Mr. Thomas Annuitant One Year
Law £9 Internal Mr Burgess
Law £10 External Costs on the above [Mr. Thomas Annuitant One Year]
Tinworkers £1 11s 6d Internal Tuck Tinman Listed under "Constant Salary".
Total £1,235 3s 9d