Friday 18 March 1746

Plays

Performances
All for Love; or, The World Well Lost, The Double Disappointment, Polly Willis
Event Type
Benefit, Requested Performance
Revenue
£60
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
N/A
Beneficiary(ies)
Anna Marcella Giffard
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
Several Ladies of Quality
Charge
£60
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Tragedy Not acted for 7 years
The Ballad Opera by Mendez never performed before
Servants admitted to keep places Tickets at Mr Giffards No. 11 in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane and places for the boxes of Hobson at the stage door
Charge of £60 appears to be refunded on 18 March

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £60 £60 £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Anna Marcella Giffard £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £60

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £60 Internal To Mrs. Clive on acct. Milhous and Hume, in 'A Drury Lane Account Book for 1745-46', p. 103 note, "In essence, management returned the £60 house charges from Macklin's benefit on 13 March as part payment on his arrears. The same was done for Clive, Giffard, Woffington, and Delane on 18 and 20 March". Thus the payment has been categorised as her acting salary, rather than as benefit earnings.
Actors £60 Internal To Mr. Giffard on acct. Milhous and Hume, in 'A Drury Lane Account Book for 1745-46', p. 103 note, "In essence, management returned the £60 house charges from Macklin's benefit on 13 March as part payment on his arrears. The same was done for Clive, Giffard, Woffington, and Delane on 18 and 20 March". Thus the payment has been categorised as his acting salary, rather than as benefit earnings.
Security 14s Internal To the Soldiers
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal To the kettle drum
Properties 8d Departmental To Properties
Scene Painters £7 17s 6d Internal To Mr. Oram on acct:
Unknown £16 5s Unknown To Mr. Scott Pr bill Milhous and Hume, in 'A Drury Lane Account Book for 1745-46', p. 103 note, "The schedule of Fleetwood's debts in P.R.O. C11/2101/2 includes a laceman by this name. Alternatively, his sum might be to reimburse the father of the dancers listed under 22 March for their costumes for The Tempest."
Total £145 2s 2d