Opera and other financial records 1945/46 and 1946/47

Scope and Content

Various financial records mainly Sadler’s Wells Opera Company accounts, plus a few other Sadler’s Wells accounts. Some related correspondence is also included.

The financial records in this file include:

  • Opera income and expenditure account: weekly account sheets (May-June 1946)
  • Opera estimated profit and loss account and weekly account sheets (June-July 1945)
  • Opera summary of tour results and weekly account sheets (May-August 1947)
  • Sadler’s Wells Foundation approximate income and expenditure account (1945/46)
  • Details of theatre running expenses, maintenance and miscellaneous expenses
  • Opera salary list 1946/47
  • Opera estimate 1946/47
  • Opera preliminary expenses (1945/46)
  • Rough manuscript financial notes
  • Opera rough estimate 1946/47
  • Opera salaries 1945/46 and 1946/47 compared
  • Estimated opera loss 1945/46
  • Inventory of materials and cost for production of ‘Sir John’
  • Opera summary of weekly accounts December 1945 to June 1946
  • Opera revised estimate for 1946/47
  • Details of expenditure on materials for productions
  • Opera accounts for 26 weeks ended 22 June 1946
  • Opera income and expenditure account (weekly account sheets) December 1945 to June 1946