Sunday 22 January 1741

Plays

Performances
Oroonoko, The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£96 3s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
51%
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 £96 3s 6d £96 3s 6d £0 £0 £0
Total £96 3s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £1 5s Internal Mr. Ryan
Actors £1 10s Internal Mr. Delane
Actors £1 10s Internal Mrs. Horton
Actors £1 Internal Mr. Cibber All daily £1 payments to Cibber from 26 December 1740 until 20 April 1741 (after which the account book abruptly ends) lack the tick sign and marginal "pd" note written besides almost all other payments this season. Perhaps his payment arrangements changed on 26 December.
Actors 6s 8d Internal Mr. Bridgwater
Actors £25 Internal Mr. Hippisly, by a Note of hand Endors'd by him paid to Mr Maskall Here interpreted as John Hippisley's acting salary, paid as a promissory note that he endorsed, then deposited with or used to pay Mr Maskall, who cashed it with CG.
Cleaners 9s Internal Ann Wall Do [6 Days]
Cleaners £2 2s Internal Charwomen Do [6 Days]
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers 2s 6d Internal Corbett
Lamplighters 7s Internal Mary Rudd Do. [6 Days]
Lamplighters 10s Internal Mary Crafts Do. [6 Days]
Security 2s Internal Constable
Singers 10s 6d Internal Mrs. Chambers
Dressers £4 3s Internal Women Dressers 6 Days
Management 16s 8d Internal Mr. C. Rich
Christmas Boxes 5s External To the outside porter's at the Temple for their Christmas Box
Christmas Boxes 16s 6d External Gave for Christmas Box's at Blomsbury
Food and Drink £6 10s External Mr. J. Rich, by Mr. Gyfford, Brewer in full of a bill
Miscellaneous £30 17s 8d 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.
Total £78 3s 6d