August 1692
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre and Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1690-1691
Volume:
1
Comments:
According to evidence given in litigation, the gross receipts of the theatres from 4 May 1682 to 3 Aug. 1692 were #103,988 5s. 7d.; the costs and charges came to #85,393 19s. 0d. The "Clear Profits" were #18,594 6s. 7d. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, pp. 288-89, who estimates that the receipts averaged, roughly, #50 per acting day