Saturday 25 February 1758

Plays

Performances
The Rival Queens; or The Death of Alexander the Great, The Lover his own Rival, Jovial Coopers
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£202 19s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
107%
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 £202 19s £202 19s £0 £0 £0
Total £202 19s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Performers (Other) £164 18s 8d Internal By Performers 4 Nts. Salary
Miscellaneous £45 8s External By Mr. Mure 4 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).
Actors £40 19s 8d Internal By Mr. Barry 1/3 of £122. 19 being Surps
Management £21 Internal By Mrs. Rich 4 Nights
House Servants (Other) £16 19s 4d Internal By Servants 4 Nts. Salary
Wardrobe (Other) £6 13s 6d Departmental By Wardrobe Bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £5 16s 5d Departmental By Mr. Finny for Carpenters to ys. day
Musicians (Band) £4 18s 4d Internal By Band of Musick
Management £4 Internal By Mr. C. Rich 4 Nights
Bill Distribution £3 4s Internal By Bill Setters [per] bill
Security £2 16s Internal By Guards 4 Nights
Employees (Other) £2 10s Internal By Chorus Singers &ca. [per] List
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 1s 4d Internal By Barber 4 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.
Scene Painters £1 Internal By Mr. Dall on Accot. of Salary
Unknown 5s 2d 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.
Tailoring 5s 6d Departmental By Mr. Meares [per] bill
Scene Painters 12s Internal By Mr. Austin 6 Nts. Salary
Properties 13s Departmental By Properties
Renters' Shares 2s External By Mr. Jno. Pudsey 1 Nts. Rent of One New Share Commencing 24 inst. inclusive
Renters' Shares 2s External By Geo: Wolley 1 Nts. Rent of One Do. [New Share] Commencing 25. instant inclusive
Total £323 4s 11d