| House Servants (Other) |
£13 1s 6d |
Internal |
By Servants 3 Nights Salary |
|
| Lamplighters |
£33 18s 6d |
Internal |
By Mr. Kemp 23 Nts. @ 1. 9. 6 Lamps to 28 instant |
|
| Performers (Other) |
£124 19s |
Internal |
By Performer 3 Nights Salary |
|
| Security |
£2 2s |
Internal |
By Guards 3 Nights |
|
| Tailoring |
£2 6s 4d |
Departmental |
By Mr. Meares [per] bill |
|
| Carpentry and Sceneshifting |
£11 4s 5d |
Departmental |
By Mr. Finny for Carpenters to 31st. instant |
|
| Scene Painters |
£1 1s |
Internal |
By Mr. Dall for Paintg in Do. [Alexander] |
A marginal note, bracketed to this and the preceding entry (also concerning "Alexander"), appears to read, "Barry". |
| Scene Painters |
12s |
Internal |
By Do. [Mr. Austin] for 6 days Salary |
|
| Scene Painters |
£1 |
Internal |
By Mr. Dall on Accot. of Salary |
|
| Construction |
£20 |
External |
By Mr. Rich paid Mr. Gom [per] Receipt |
The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) specifies that this was "for Gom at Uxbridge". 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 |
£36 16s |
External |
By Mr. Bedwell & Co. [per] bill |
The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) identifies the recipients as "Messrs. Bedwell & Freke". Bedwell and Freke were described as "Braziers" in a record of 2 January 1761. Bedwell was presumably Thomas Bedwell, ironmonger, recorded voting in Westminster in 1749 (see London Lives); Freke was presumably William Freke, the ironmonger who later dealt regularly with CG, and who was listed in a trade directory as early as Kent's Directory (1759), p. 45. |
| Management |
£15 15s |
Internal |
By Mrs. Rich 3 Nights |
|
| Management |
£3 |
Internal |
By Mr. C Rich 3 Nights |
|
| Unknown |
£3 19s 3d |
Unknown |
By Mr. Austin for Extras in Alexander [per] bill |
A marginal note, bracketed to this and the following entry (also concerning "Alexander"), appears to read, "Barry". Austin painted and was paid a weekly bill, probably for painting room supplies; from the 1759-60 season onwards he also began to be paid for candle-snuffing duties. The nature of the "Extras" paid for here is therefore unclear. |
| Unknown |
6s 3d |
Unknown |
By Mr. Austin [per] bill |
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 |
£270 1s 3d |