Monday 19 December 1757

Plays

Performances
Love for Love, The Englishman Returned from Paris, Fingalian Dance
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£137 6d
Available Revenue
49%
Capacity
72%
Beneficiary(ies)
Person(s) under Misfortunes
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£84
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Benefit: for a Family Under Misfortunes

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £54 3s 6d £54 3s 6d £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Person(s) under Misfortunes £82 17s 195 146 122 463
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Benefit deficiencies £6 4s 3d To Mrs. Pitt, for Deficiency 2d. May last
Sub Total £6 4s 3d
Total £143 4s 9d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Musicians (Band) £5 3s 4d Internal By Band of Musick
Wardrobe (Other) £1 Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £11 14s 7d Departmental By Mr. Finny for Carpenters to 17th. inst.
Properties 5s 1d Departmental By Properties
Construction £50 External By Mr. Gom on Accot. for work done at Cowley Presumed to be for construction work at John Rich's house, Cowley Grove, rather than for theatre-related carpentry. For more on the Gom family, and suggestions as to their working relationship with CG, see Terry Jenkins, John Rich: The Man Who Built Covent Garden Theatre (2016), pp. 118-19.
Metals £1 8s 2d External By Mr. Hargrave for Theatre to 13th. Octo. last The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) describes this payment as, "By Mr. Hardgreaves Smith for Sundrys, for the Theatre to the 13th October last".
Metals £6 11s 6d External By Do. [Mr. Hargrave] for Grates &ca. for Dancing Room
Total £76 2s 8d