Tuesday 1 March 1746

Plays

Performances
The Careless Husband, The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed, My Faith and Truth
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£49 5s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
N/A
Beneficiary(ies)
William Mills
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
Unknown
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
This Benefit: being designed for the Use of Mr Mills and his Creditors
Tickets for the Creditors are to be had of Mr Lucas at the Sun Tavern, Clare Market and for Mills at His Lodgings in Bow St., Covent Garden

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £49 5s £49 5s £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
William Mills £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £49 5s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Dancers £3 3s Internal To Mr. Michel on acct.
Employees (Other) £116 6s Internal To Wages
Prompters £4 16s Departmental To the Prompter Pr bill
Security 14s Internal To the Soldiers
Musicians (Band) £32 3s Internal To the band of Musick
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal To the kettle drum
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £6 2s Departmental To the Superny: Carpenters
Properties £6 4s 10d Departmental To Mr. Hussy Pr bill
Properties 10s 8d Departmental To Properties
Properties 3s Departmental To Mr. Hussy for Properties
Candles (Tallow) £19 16s External To the Tallow Chandler
Bill Distribution £1 16s Internal To the bill Setters
Bill Distribution 6s Internal To Brooks & May
Unknown £1 11s 6d Unknown To Mr. Goodwin on acct. Milhous and Hume, in 'A Drury Lane Account Book for 1745-46', p. 101 list a Goodwin as "doorkeeper", but the four payment records mentioning a Goodwin this season do not match that role: three "Pr bill," one "on acct.".
Renters' Shares £5 16s 8d External To Mr. Sisum for Rent
Total £199 13s 8d