Friday 14 April 1741

Plays

Performances
The Rehearsal, Orpheus and Euridyce: With the Metamorphoses of Harlequin, Tambourine, The Italian Peasants
Event Type
Requested Performance
Revenue
£78 3s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
41%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
Unknown
Notes
By Particular Desire

Cross: [est. £110].

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £78 3s £78 3s £0 £0 £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Proprietorial supplementary cash £50 Reced of Mr. Rich
Sub Total £50
Total £128 3s

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.
Cleaners £2 2s Internal Chair Women Do. [6 Days]
Cleaners 9s Internal Ann Wall Do [6 Days]
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers 2s 6d Internal Corbett
Lamplighters 7s Internal Mary Rudd Do [6 Days]
Lamplighters 10s Internal Mary Craft's Do [6 Days]
Security 2s Internal Constable
Singers 10s 6d Internal Mr. Waltz
Singers 10s 6d Internal Mrs. Wright
Singers 10s 6d Internal Mrs. Chambers The four 10s 6d payments to Chambers between 3 and 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 her payment arrangements changed on 3 April.
Musicians (Other) 10s 6d Internal Mr. Parry
Dressers £4 3s Internal Women Dressers 6 Days
Management 16s 8d Internal Mr. C. Rich
Proprietorial (Other) £4 4s External Mr J. Rich
Leases (Ground and Buildings) £26 10s External Do. [Mr J. Rich] To mr. Lane 1/2 a Year's Rent for Cowley Due at Lady Day, pd. to Mr. Becher [?]
Window Tax £1 10s External A Years Window Lights for Lincolns-inn fields Due Lady Day
Miscellaneous £35 9s 11d 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 £30 Unknown Mr. Swinny, for a Note of hand BD vol. 14, p. 354 identifies the recipient as Owen Mac Swiney, but does not elaborate on the nature or reason for the payment, nor notices an earlier payment, of 2 February 1741: "Do [Mr. J. Rich] by a Note, taken up payable to Mr. Swinny", also £30.
Unknown £1 1s Unknown Mrs. Roach
Unknown £20 Unknown Mr. Harrison, by Do [a Note of hand Endors'd by him] and paid to Mr. Mercer A Mr Harrison was mentioned in three payment records of 1740-41, apparently being paid via notes of hand, which he endorsed, then deposited with or used to pay third parties, who then cashed them with CG. A Mr Harrison was also paid £10 8s on 29 October 1746 "the remainder of a Note with interest", which may have meant he (or a third party) was cashing in a note which he had endorsed, or may have meant that he had loaned CG money and was being repaid. In any case, the Mr Harrison(s) is/are unknown.
Unknown £20 Unknown Mr. Harrison, by a Note of hand Endors'd by him & paid to Mr. Alcroft A Mr Harrison was mentioned in three payment records of 1740-41, apparently being paid via notes of hand, which he endorsed, then deposited with or used to pay third parties, who then cashed them with CG. A Mr Harrison was also paid £10 8s on 29 October 1746 "the remainder of a Note with interest", which may have meant he (or a third party) was cashing in a note which he had endorsed, or may have meant that he had loaned CG money and was being repaid. In any case, the Mr Harrison(s) is/are unknown.
Unknown 3s 6d Unknown Mr. Hool, for his Men BD vol. 7, p. 403 suggests Mr Hool "may have been the head of a crew of stage carpenters or stagehands."
Total £155 4s 3d