Tuesday 15 November 1740

Plays

Performances
The Country Lasses; or, The Custom of the Manor, The Dragon of Wantley, Miller and his Wife, Comic Ballet
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£86 7s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
45%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Cross: [est. £100].

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £86 7s £86 7s £0 £0 £0
Total £86 7s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £1 1s Internal Mrs Morrison on acct. of her Daughter
Actors £1 5s Internal Mr Ryan
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 2s 6d Internal Corbett
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers 10s Internal Carny Do [a Weeks Sallary]
Employees (Other) £1 Internal Comelati for 3 nights in Orpheus & 3 nights at 10s. 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 Mr Jarvis a Weeks Sallary BD vol. 8, p. 139 suggests Jarvis was a housekeeper and pit officekeeper, and this may have been his combined salary.
Performers (Other) £168 4s Internal 6 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
Singers £1 1s Internal Mr Waltz
Stage Managers £1 Internal Do [Mr Ryan] a Week's managemt.
Clothing Purchase (Other) £6 6s External Mr. Johyns, Lent him A payment record of 18 November reads, "Mr. Johyns £5. 14s which with the Six Guineas that was advanc'd to him last Saturday makes twelve pounds being in full for an Embroiderd Waistcoat for Mrs. Woffington".
Management 16s 8d Internal Mr C. Rich
Charity £5 5s External Mrs Hitchcock for Subsistance
Charity 5s External Mrs Redfern Do [for Subsistance]
Messengers and Porters 10s Internal Hanmore Do [a Weeks Sallary]
Miscellaneous £25 17s 4d 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 10s Unknown Wm. James the Sailor
Unknown £25 Unknown Mr. Turner, For mr N, [?] Lambert The painter George Lambert was regularly paid in £25 instalments. However, the words "mr N", followed by what appears to be a comma but may be a full stop, complicate this entry.
Total £249 7s 2d