Tuesday 25 October 1740

Plays

Performances
The Busy Body
Event Type
Command Performance
Revenue
£173
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
91%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
King George II
Requested by
N/A
Notes
By his Majesty's Command
King, Duke, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa present

Cross: [est. £200].

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £173 £173 £0 £0 £0
Total £173

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £1 5s Internal Mr Ryan
Actors £2 2s Internal Mr Cibber
Actors £1 10s Internal Mr Delane
Actors £1 Internal Mr Cibber
Actors £1 10s Internal Mrs Horton
Actors 6s 8d Internal Mr Bridgwater
Dancers £5 5s Internal Mons: michell BD vol. 10, pp. 211-12 suggests that payments to Monsieur (François) Michel in 1740-41 were for his children's dancing (as indicated in a payment record of 19 September 1740).
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers 10s Internal Carny Stage Door Keeper a Week's Sallary
Employees (Other) £5 5s Internal Mr J. Rich by mrs Holms CG paid Mrs Holm(e)s fairly often throughout the 1740-41 season, almost always as "Mr. J. Rich by Mrs. Holms", always 5 guineas except for her final payment, which was "in full for Wages". But she is not in BD and her role is unclear.
Employees (Other) 13s 4d Internal Comelati for performing twice in Orpheus 10s & 3s. 4d BD vol. 3, p. 433 suggests that Comelati was a singer, on the basis that he was often paid for performing in Orpheus and Eurydice at 5s per performance, plus for performances "besides". But there are multiple other capacities in which he could have performed in Orpheus, and in fact the "besides" payments (and other payments to him unrelated to Orpheus) were paid at a lower rate, and there is no evidence that they related to any kind of performance. Moreover, Comelati was not included in the season's performers' payroll; but it appears that inclusion there may have been partly or wholly determined by salary level, rather than by the performer/non-performer distinction as such.
House Servants (Other) £1 Internal Jarvis a Week's Sallary BD vol. 8, p. 139 suggests Jarvis was a housekeeper and pit officekeeper, and this may have been his combined salary.
Performers (Other) £119 9s 4d Internal 4 Days [performers' payroll entries here aggregated] This payroll seems to have included a few people who were not performers, but most of them were. Moreover, the payment record of 10 May 1750 (in the 1749-50 account book, which followed the same format as 1740-1741) shows that it was conceived as the performers' list; and even the non-performers were perhaps more related to performance than most house servants were, such as John Stede the prompter.
Security 2s Internal Constable
Stage Managers £1 Internal Do [Mr Ryan] a Week's managemt.
Upkeep and Refurbishments (Other) 1s Internal Do [Hanmore] for laying the matt
Management 16s 8d Internal Mr. C. Rich
Charity 5s External Mrs Redfern
Messengers and Porters 10s Internal Hanmore Do [a Week's Sallary]
Miscellaneous £29 10s 2d Departmental [nightly charge] This season's account book does not record or itemise the nightly charges, but it is evident that they were diverted from the nightly receipts. The sums are here calculated by deducting the money received into the treasury via Mr Wood from this night's performance receipts or benefit charge, as appropriate.
Unknown £6 6s Unknown Mr Grainger A Mr Grainger was paid bills or "on acct." regularly in 1740-41. Perhaps he was the Lincoln's Inn Fields tailor, noted by BD vol. 6, pp. 300-01 as fl. 1724-29.
Unknown £1 1s Unknown Do [Mr J. Rich] by mr Godfrey On 6 January 1741 were separate payments to John Rich "by Mr. Godfrey in full of his bill for Wages &c." and "Mrs. Godfrey, in full of her bill, for looking after the House &c.", so perhaps Mr Godfrey was involved in housekeeping.
Total £179 8s 2d