Tuesday 10 March 1750

Plays

Performances
Othello
Event Type
Benefit, Command Performance
Revenue
£252
Available Revenue
61%
Capacity
126%

Beneficiary(ies)
Spranger Barry
Commanded by
King George II
Requested by
N/A
Charge
Unknown
Additional Charge
Unknown

Notes
By Command of his Majesty
Pit and Boxes laid together and servants will be allowed to keep places there and on the stage which will be formed into front and side boxes
Ladies desired to send their servants by three o'clock
Tickets and places to be had of Barry, the corner of Bow St., Covent Garden and of Hobson at the stage door
Cross: [est. £280] for Mr Barry. King – Duk: & Amelia

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £132 10s £132 10s £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Spranger Barry £119 10s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £252

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £203 7s Internal To Sallies. 4 Days
Musicians (Other) 15s Internal To F: Horns a Ket & S: drum
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £1 Internal To 4 Const: Super & a Can: Man John Powel explains this recurrent DL payment in Tit for Tat (Houghton THE GEN TS 1574.316), p. 34, referring specifically to the 1747-49 seasons: "Four constant Supernumerary Scene-men to assist the Scene-men belonging to the House, and a Candle-Man, that see's all the Candles put out after the Play is over, at One Shilling each". Because the candleman was only a small part of the bundle, and was apparently considered to be close enough to the scenemen to be grouped with them, these payments have been categorised as "Carpentry and Sceneshifting".
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £1 8s Departmental To a Carpenters Bill
Properties 5s 6d Departmental To Properties
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal To Bill Stickers
Bill Distribution 6s Internal To Hand Bills
Books, Paper and Stationery 1s External To Cross paper & pens
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal To Hickman
Total £210 14s 6d