Saturday 27 May 1809

Plays

Performances
Grieving's a Folly, The Critic
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£232 11s
Available Revenue
46%
Capacity
38%
Beneficiary(ies)
William Powell
Sarah Harlowe
Mr G. Hugh Sparks
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£148
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Benefit: Wm Powell, Mrs Harlow & Mr Sparks
Dances: Hornpipe (from Robinson Crusoe); Scotch pastoral dance - composed by Mr Laurent
Songs: He was fam'd for Deeds of Arms; Bartholomew Fair; Down in the Valley

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £126 4s £69 1s 6d £53 4s 6d £0 £3 18s Spring
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
William Powell £36 7s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sarah Harlowe £35 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mr G. Hugh Sparks £35 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £232 11s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £17 10s Internal Mr. Elliston Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Actors £11 18s 9d Internal Mr Bannister Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Actors £9 7s 6d Internal Mr. Dowton Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Actors £9 7s 6d Internal Mr. Johnstone Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Actors £9 7s 6d Internal Mrs. Powell Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Actors £9 7s 6d Internal Miss Duncan Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Actors £7 5s 10d Internal Mr Palmer Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £7 5s 10d Internal Mr. Mathews Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £7 5s 10d Internal Mr. H. Siddons Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £7 5s 10d Internal Mrs. H. Siddons Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £6 11s 3d Internal Mr. Russell Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mr. Raymond Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mr. Decamp Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Miss Mellon Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £5 16s 8d Internal Mrs. Harlow Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Actors £5 9s 4d Internal Mr Powell Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 4.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £5 9s 4d Internal Mr. Wewitzer Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 4.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £5 9s 4d Internal Mr. Penley Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 4.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £5 9s 4d Internal Mr. Holland Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 4.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £3 18s 1d Internal Mrs. Sparks Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 1.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £3 18s 1d Internal Mr. Eyre Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 1.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £3 18s 1d Internal Miss Ray Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 1.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £2 10s Internal Miss Tidswell Listed under "5 days".
Actors £2 10s Internal Mrs. Scott Listed under "5 days".
Actors £2 10s Internal Mr. Marshall Listed under "5 days".
Actors £2 10s Internal Mr. Fisher Listed under "5 days".
Actors £2 18s 4d Internal Mr. & Mrs. Maddocks Listed under "5 days".
Actors £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Webb Listed under "5 days".
Actors £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Ray Listed under "5 days".
Actors £3 2s 6d Internal Miss Boyce Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £3 2s 6d Internal Mrs. Mathews Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £3 2s 6d Internal Mr. Scriven Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Actors £1 5s Internal Mrs Cuyler Listed under "5 days".
Actors £1 10d Internal Mr. Norris Listed under "5 days".
Actors 16s 8d Internal Mr. Sparks Listed under "5 days".
Actors 16s 8d Internal Mrs. Jones Listed under "5 days".
Cleaners £6 5s Internal Sweepers
Dancers £9 7s 6d Internal Mr. Degville Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Dancers £6 11s 3d Internal Mr Lawrent Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Dancers £3 18s 1d Internal Mrs Sharp Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 1.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Dancers £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Mayle Listed under "5 days".
Dancers £3 2s 6d Internal Mr. Fairbrother Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Dancers £1 13s 4d Internal Miss Bristoe Listed under "5 days".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Mrs. Brooker Listed under "5 days".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Mrs. Wells Listed under "5 days".
Dancers 10s Internal Masr. Appleby Listed under "5 days".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Goodman Listed under "5 days" and "Dancers Men".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Austin Listed under "5 days" and "Dancers Men".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Hope Listed under "5 days" and "Dancers Men".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Vials Listed under "5 days" and "Dancers Men".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Garbois Listed under "5 days" and "Dancers Men".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Wells Listed under "5 days" and "Dancers Men".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Barrett Listed under "5 days" and "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Ryalls Listed under "5 days" and "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 5s Internal Watson Listed under "5 days" and "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Minton Listed under "5 days" and "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Boyce Listed under "5 days" and "Women Dancers".
Dancers £1 10d Internal Willson Listed under "5 days" and "Women Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Dennett Listed under "5 days" and "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal E Dennett Listed under "5 days" and "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Green Listed under "5 days" and "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Twamley Listed under "5 days" and "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Davis Listed under "5 days" and "Children Dancers".
Dancers 16s 8d Internal Toose Listed under "5 days" and "Children Dancers".
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Thompson Listed under "5 days".
Employees (Other) £4 3s 4d Internal Mr. & Mrs. Stokes Listed under "5 days". According to a company paylist for the 1809-10 season, Mrs Stokes was a dancer.
Employees (Other) £2 10s Internal Mr. & Mrs. Chatterley Listed under "5 days".
Employees (Other) £1 15s Internal Mr. Simonet Listed under "5 days". BD vol. 14, p. 78, states that this recipient was F(rancois?) Simonet, employed "probably as a musician". However, the Simonets were mostly a family of dancers, and payments to "Mr. Simonet" this season were made regularly, separate to payments to the band, so they cannot be confidently categorised.
Employees (Other) £3 2s 6d Internal Mrs. Mudie Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Employees (Other) £1 10d Internal Miss Graham Listed under "5 days".
Employees (Other) 12s 6d Internal Mrs. Brady Listed under "5 days". Unknown recipient; perhaps Mrs Brady the barber.
House Servants (Other) £17 17s 6d Internal Servants List
House Servants (Other) £2 2s Internal Do. [Servants List] to complete rais'd Salary
House Servants (Other) £4 Internal Mr Homan
House Servants (Other) £1 Internal Mas Lee
Housekeeping £1 13s 4d Internal Mrs. Burke Listed under "5 days".
Lamplighters £3 2s 6d Internal Lampmen
Performers (Other) £4 13s 9d Internal Mr. J Smith Listed under "5 days". Although not specified either in the entry on in the dedicated "Ratio" section that appears at the end of this account book, it appears that this salary payment had been subject to a 6.25% deduction.
Performers (Other) £2 10s Internal Miss Lacey Listed under "5 days".
Performers (Other) £1 13s 4d Internal Miss Kelly Listed under "5 days".
Performers (Other) £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Evans Listed under "5 days".
Performers (Other) £3 2s 6d Internal Mrs. Orger Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Performers (Other) £3 2s 6d Internal Mr. Roberts Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Performers (Other) £1 10d Internal Mr. Wallach Listed under "5 days".
Performers (Other) 16s 8d Internal Miss Hicks Listed under "5 days".
Performers (Other) 16s 8d Internal Miss Menage Listed under "5 days".
Prompters £5 9s 4d Internal Mr. Powell Prompr. Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 4.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Security £1 17s 6d Internal Soldiers
Security £2 5s Internal Constables
Security £2 12s 6d Internal Watchmen
Singers £24 7s 6d Internal Mr. Braham Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Singers £9 7s 6d Internal Mrs. Bland Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Singers £8 15s Internal Mr Kelly Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Singers £7 5s 10d Internal Mrs. Bishop Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Singers £5 16s 8d Internal Mr. G. Smith Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Singers £3 18s 1d Internal Mr. Gibbon Listed under "5 days". Pence figure is in fact 1.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Singers £2 10s Internal Mrs. Corri Listed under "5 days".
Singers £2 10s Internal Mr. Miller Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 13s 4d Internal Mr. Dignum Listed under "5 days".
Singers £3 2s 6d Internal Madme. Daponte Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Singers £3 2s 6d Internal Mr. Cooke Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Singers £3 2s 6d Internal Mr. Welsh Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Singers £1 5s Internal Mr. Danby Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 10d Internal Mrs. Butler Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr. Cooke Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr. Dibble Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr. Jones Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 10d Internal Mrs. Wallach Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr Bond Listed under "5 days".
Singers £1 10d Internal Mr Caulfield Listed under "5 days".
Singers 16s 8d Internal Masr. West Listed under "5 days".
Singers 16s 8d Internal Mrs. Caulfield Listed under "5 days".
Stage Managers £15 15s Internal Mr Wroughton 5 days A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Supernumeraries £5 1s 6d Internal Supernumeraries 4: 6. 6 0 15. The numbers represent two sums, £4 6s 6d and 15s. The former is written atop the latter, with a bracket grouping them, indicating that two payments for supernumeraries were being added up and paid together. A dedicated "Supernumeraries" section at the end of this account book specifies that the money was paid to "Thompson".
Treasurers £9 7s 6d Internal Mr. Peake Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 25% salary deduction.
Treasurers £4 13s 9d Internal Mr. Dunn Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 6.25% salary deduction.
Music Copyists £1 5s Internal Mr Wyber
Musicians (Band) £57 9s 11d Internal The Band Pence figure is in fact 10.75, but has here been rounded up. A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book suggests that the salary payments of "Shaw", the band leader, and another musician, Parke, had been subject to a 6.25% deduction, but the rest of the band's salaries had not, perhaps because they were below the deduction threshold.
Musicians (Side Drums) 7s 6d Internal Side Drums
Musicians (Trumpets) £1 2s 6d Internal Trumpets Extra
Clothing Material (Fur) £1 7s External Scneider for Furrs Presumably Messieurs Poland & Schneider, the furriers whom whom DL explicitly paid on 24 February 1809, and whom the Post Office Annual Directory (1808), p. 227 placed at 351 Strand. However, it should be noted that the same directory identified a "Poland J. G.", fur manufacturer, at Oxford Street (p. 227), and a "Schneider & Son", skinners and furriers, at 4 Holborn Bars, and a "Schneider John & Co.", Russia merchants, at 44 Finbury Square.
Dressers £10 17s 6d Internal Dressers
Dressers £2 Internal Two Miss Smiths
Mantuamaking £3 Internal Miss Rein
Mantuamaking £1 1s Departmental Mantua's Do [Bill] A dedicated "Rein Miss Mantua" section at the end of this account book clarifies that this was Miss Rein's mantua bill.
Tailoring £2 Internal Mr. Banks Tailor
Tailoring £2 7s 5d Departmental Tailor's Bill A dedicated "Banks Wm. Tailor" section at the end of this account book clarifies that this was Banks's tailoring bill.
Wardrobe (Other) £2 Internal Mr. & Mrs. Willson
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £15 1s 2d Departmental Carpenters
Fireworks £1 3s 6d External Hunt fire works
Production Design (Other) £7 5s 10d Internal Mr. A. Johnstone Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Production Design (Other) £5 18s Departmental Johnstone's Bill A dedicated "Johnstone Alexander" section at the end of this account book includes this payment, clarifying the Johnstone in question.
Scene Painters £6 2s 6d Internal Mr. Greenwood Listed under "5 days". A dedicated "Ratio" section at the end of this account book shows that this payment had been subject to a 12.5% salary deduction.
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Mr Banks Painter
Candles (Tallow) £3 17s 8d External Allen Tallow
Candles (Wax) £12 External Mr Barclay Wax
Furniture 5s External Canvas and making Covers for Chairs A dedicated "Petty Incidents" section at the end of this account book records this payment as "Canvas for Chair Covers & making".
Glass £3 12s 9d External Bainbridge Glaizer
Oil £25 External Mr White Lighting A dedicated "White Mr. Oil" section at the end of this account book specifies that this payment was for "5 Do [days Light with Oil at £5: 0: 0]".
Bill Distribution £1 16s Internal Billstickers
Newspaper Advertisements £4 14s External The Day Listed under "News Papers". A dedicated "Newspapers Lyceum" section at the end of this account book records this payment as "The day to 12 May".
Newspaper Advertisements £7 4s External Times Listed under "News Papers". A dedicated "Newspapers Lyceum" section at the end of this account book records this payment as "The Times to 13th." (i.e. 13 May).
Newspaper Advertisements £8 13s External Chronicle Listed under "News Papers". A dedicated "Newspapers Lyceum" section at the end of this account book records this payment as "The Chronicle to 13th." (i.e. 13 May).
Newspaper Advertisements £4 13s External Post Listed under "News Papers". A dedicated "Newspapers Lyceum" section at the end of this account book records this payment as "The Morng Post to 19th." (i.e. 19 May).
Newspaper Advertisements £5 4s External Sun Listed under "News Papers". A dedicated "Newspapers Lyceum" section at the end of this account book records this payment as "The Sun to 16th" (i.e. 16 May).
Newspaper Advertisements £5 13s External Advertiser Listed under "News Papers". A dedicated "Newspapers Lyceum" section at the end of this account book records this payment as "The Morning Advertiser to 19th." (i.e. 19 May).
Printing £21 16s 10d External Lowndes Printer
Books, Paper and Stationery £10 External Cartridge Paper & Sundries for the use of Mr. Alex Johnstone A dedicated Mr. Nodder Stationer" section at the end of this account book records a payment "By Do. [Bill] Goods to Mr. A. Johnstone", but seems to date it to 29 May.
Books, Paper and Stationery £8 16s 7d External Stationer's Bill A dedicated "Mr. Nodder Stationer" section at the end of this account book records a £8 16s 7d payment as "By Bill Treasury", but seems to date the bill to 19 May and the payment to 29 May.
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. Appleby
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Mr. West
Messengers and Porters 5s 6d Internal Appleby Messinger
Unknown £1 17s 6d Unknown Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to Mr Bannister "Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to" written once but applying to this and three other entries. The four entries in question are included in a dedicated "Benefit Charge return'd" section at the end of this account book, this one as "Mr. Bannister Mrs. Mountain's Charge". It is unclear what exactly was happening here, although it seems to relate in some way to the salary deductions or "Ratios" applied this season after the fire.
Unknown £1 17s 6d Unknown Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to Mrs. Powell "Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to" written once but applying to this and three other entries. The four entries in question are included in a dedicated "Benefit Charge return'd" section at the end of this account book, this one as "Mrs. Powell Do [Mrs. Mountain's Charge]". It is unclear what exactly was happening here, although it seems to relate in some way to the salary deductions or "Ratios" applied this season after the fire.
Unknown £1 17s 6d Unknown Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to Mr. Dowton "Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to" written once but applying to this and three other entries. The four entries in question are included in a dedicated "Benefit Charge return'd" section at the end of this account book, this one as "Mr. Dowton Do [Mrs. Mountain's Charge]". It is unclear what exactly was happening here, although it seems to relate in some way to the salary deductions or "Ratios" applied this season after the fire.
Unknown £1 17s 6d Unknown Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to Miss Duncan "Mrs. Mountain's Salary returnd to" written once but applying to this and three other entries. The four entries in question are included in a dedicated "Benefit Charge return'd" section at the end of this account book, this one as "Miss Duncan Do [Mrs. Mountain's Charge]". It is unclear what exactly was happening here, although it seems to relate in some way to the salary deductions or "Ratios" applied this season after the fire.
Renters' Shares £25 External Mr. Arnold "J. Arnold." has been written after this entry in a somewhat stylised manner, presumably as Arnold's signature. A dedicated "Arnold Mr." section at the end of this account book specifies that this payment was for "5 Do [days Rent]".
Tinworkers £1 11s 6d Internal Mr. Tuck Tinman
Total £723 5s 4d