Saturday 7 January 1758

Plays

Performances
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Harlequin a Sorcerer: With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£88 4s
Available Revenue
33%
Capacity
46%
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 £88 4s £88 4s £0 £0 £0
Total £88 4s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £2 5s 6d Internal By Chorus Singers &ca. [per] List
House Servants (Other) £9 5s Internal By Servants 2 Nights Salary
Performers (Other) £85 12s 8d Internal By Performers 2 Nights Salary
Security £1 8s Internal By Guards 2 Nights
Musicians (Band) £5 3s 4d Internal Band of Musick
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 6s 8d Internal By Barber 5 Nights 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 £1 15s 9d Departmental By Mr Meares [per] bill
Wardrobe (Other) £1 10s 6d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Properties 12s Departmental By Properties
Scene Painters £1 Internal By Mr. Dall on Accot. of Salary
Scene Painters 12s Internal By Mr. Austin 6 days Salary
Bill Distribution £3 15s 6d Internal By Bill setters 7 Nights [per] bill
Management £10 10s Internal By Mrs. Rich 2 Nights
Management £2 Internal By Mr. C. Rich 2 Nights
Miscellaneous £56 15s External By Mr. Mure 5 Nights Repayment of a loan from Hutchison Mure (specified at £600 per annum in this season's alternative account book, BL Eg. 2270), plus payments for ground rent (£155 per annum) and taxes (£138 per annum).
Unknown 8s 9d Unknown By Do. [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 £184 8d