Friday 30 September 1757

Plays

Performances
The Merchant of Venice, Harlequin a Sorcerer: With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£124 4s 6d
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
65%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £124 4s 6d £124 4s 6d £0 £0 £0
Total £124 4s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £1 Internal By 6 Nts. Do. [Saly] to Mr. Castle fro: 14th. inst incl.
Employees (Other) £2 10s 6d Internal By Chorus Singers &c [per] List
House Servants (Other) £13 1s 6d Internal By 3 Nts. Salary to the Servants
Performers (Other) £1 Internal By 6 Nts. Do. [Saly] to Mr. Frith fro Do. [14th. inst] inclus Frith does not seem to be included in BD, but was evidently a CG performer of some type, as he appears in the male performer section of the payroll in this season's alternative account book (BL Eg. 2270).
Performers (Other) £111 8s Internal By 3 Nts. Saly to Performers [per] List
Security £2 2s Internal By 3 Nights Guards 14
Musicians (Band) £5 Internal By Band of Musick
Hair, Beards and Wigs 16s Internal By Barber 3 Nights 5/4 Account book records around this time are inconsistent as to whether a "barber" or "barbers" were weekly paid; this season's alternative account book (BL Eg. 2270), and the majority of records in the 1758-59 account book, specify "Barbers". It seems likely that CG's main barber, Mr Horsfall (Hursfall in BD vol. 8, p. 57), was paid money to distribute to other barbers.
Tailoring 13s 6d Departmental By Mr. Meare's Taylor [per] bill
Wardrobe (Other) £1 12s 6d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Wardrobe (Other) £5 Internal By Mr. Martin Wardrobe keeper on Accot.
Properties 5s 4d Departmental By Properties [per] bill
Scene Painters £1 10s Internal By Mr. Dall a weeks Salary on Accot.
Scene Painters 14s Internal By Mr. Austin 7 days Salary
Scene Painters' Supplies £2 1s 6d External By Mr. Keating [per] bill for Colours
Bill Distribution £3 1s 6d Internal By Bill Setters [per] bill
Management £3 Internal By Mr. C Rich 3 Nights 1.
Management £15 15s Internal By Mrs. Rich 3 Nights £5. 5
Unknown 13s 7d Unknown By Do. [Mr. Austin] [per] bill for Incidents Austin was paid a weekly bill, probably for painting room supplies. However, only the record of 12 November 1757 specifies a "bill for Colours", and Austin began to be paid for candle-snuffing duties from the 1759-60 season onwards, so most of his bill payments cannot be confidently categorised.
Total £171 4s 11d