Tuesday 11 April 1741

Plays

Performances
The Old Bachelor, The French Peasants, The Swiss
Event Type
Benefit, Requested Performance
Revenue
£124 11s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
66%
Beneficiary(ies)
James Bencraft
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
Unknown
Charge
£70
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
For the Entertainment of the Grand Master and the rest of the Brethren of Free and Accepted Masons

Cross: [est. £130].

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £59 3s £59 3s £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
James Bencraft £65 8s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Benefit deficiencies £3 16s Reced of mr. Bencraft in part of his Deficiency
Sub Total £3 16s
Total £128 7s

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 All daily 6s 8d payments to Bridgwater from 9 March 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 9 March.
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers 2s 6d Internal Corbett
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers 10s Internal Carny Do [a week's Sallary]
Performers (Other) £91 4s Internal [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 Mr. Ryan a Week's managemt.
Management 16s 8d Internal Mr. C. Rich
Scavenger's Rate 6s 3d External Mr. J. Rich, by one Quarter's Scavenger for Bloms: due at Lady Day
Messengers and Porters 10s Internal Hanmore a week's Sallary
Miscellaneous £26 12s 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 £126 15s 1d