Monday 10 April 1758

Plays

Performances
Virtue Betrayed; or, Anna Bullen, The Englishman Returned from Paris, The Judgement of Paris (1757), Jovial Coopers
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£163 18s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
86%
Beneficiary(ies)
Matthew Clarke
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£63
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years
No building on the Stage

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £49 4s 6d £49 4s 6d £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Matthew Clarke £114 14s 160 394 156 710
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Proprietorial supplementary cash £300 To John Rich Esqr. paid in by him on 10th. instant which is in part of the Sum paid Mr. Finny Accot. of New Buildings
Sub Total £300
Total £463 18s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Musicians (Band) £4 18s 4d Internal By Band of Musick
Clothing Material (Lace) £49 10s 8d External By Mr Hewson Scott [per] bill to 31st. Janry last The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) describes this payment as, "By Hew. Scott a bill for sundrys for Dioclesian Ending 31st Janry. last".
Clothing Material (Lace) £7 4d External By Do. [Mr Hewson Scott] [per] bill Mr Lee
Clothing Material (Linen) £14 14s External By Messrs. Hughes & Batton [per] bill
Clothing Material (Other) £20 2s 10d External By Mr. Stanford & Co. [per] bill, to 18th March 57 Pence figure is in fact 10.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. The manner in which Stanford & Co.'s bills are listed here and in the alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270), and the appearance of Stamford & Co. in connection with Redhead & Co., mercers, on 10 December 1760, suggest that Stamford & Co. supplied fabrics or clothes; probably they were the same as, or a continuation of, the "Messrs. Troy & Stamford (Mercers)" paid 13 March 1750.
Clothing Material (Other) £9 13s 8d External By Do. [Mr. Stanford & Co.] [per] bill to Do. [18th March 57] Mr Barry A marginal note reads, "Barry". Pence figure is in fact 8.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. Pence figure is in fact 10.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. The manner in which Stanford & Co.'s bills are listed here and in the alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270), and the appearance of Stamford & Co. in connection with Redhead & Co., mercers, on 10 December 1760, suggest that Stamford & Co. supplied fabrics or clothes; probably they were the same as, or a continuation of, the "Messrs. Troy & Stamford (Mercers)" paid 13 March 1750.
Clothing Material (Other) £95 17s 11d External By Do. [Mr. Stanford & Co.] [per] bill for Theatre, to 4th. Febry '58 Pence figure is in fact 10.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. The manner in which Stanford & Co.'s bills are listed here and in the alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270), and the appearance of Stamford & Co. in connection with Redhead & Co., mercers, on 10 December 1760, suggest that Stamford & Co. supplied fabrics or clothes; probably they were the same as, or a continuation of, the "Messrs. Troy & Stamford (Mercers)" paid 13 March 1750.
Clothing Material (Other) £4 12s External By Do. [Mr. Stanford & Co.] [per] bill for Mr Barry A marginal note appears to read, "Barry wantg.", with perhaps another word, a letter or a symbol before "wantg.". Pence figure is in fact 10.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. The manner in which Stanford & Co.'s bills are listed here and in the alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270), and the appearance of Stamford & Co. in connection with Redhead & Co., mercers, on 10 December 1760, suggest that Stamford & Co. supplied fabrics or clothes; probably they were the same as, or a continuation of, the "Messrs. Troy & Stamford (Mercers)" paid 13 March 1750.
Clothing Material (Other) £11 4s 6d External By Do. [Mr. Stanford & Co.] [per] bill for Mr Lee Pence figure is in fact 10.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. The manner in which Stanford & Co.'s bills are listed here and in the alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270), and the appearance of Stamford & Co. in connection with Redhead & Co., mercers, on 10 December 1760, suggest that Stamford & Co. supplied fabrics or clothes; probably they were the same as, or a continuation of, the "Messrs. Troy & Stamford (Mercers)" paid 13 March 1750.
Clothing Material (Wool) £3 16s External By Do. [Mr. Morris] [per] bill for Mr Lee
Clothing Material (Wool) £41 16s 6d External By Mr. Morris [per] bill for Theatre
Clothing Material (Wool) £3 16s External By Do. [Mr. Morris] [per] bill for Mr. Barry A marginal note reads, "Barry".
Clothing Purchase (Headwear) £3 13s 6d External By Mr. Neasbey [per] bill
Wardrobe (Other) £1 8s Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Properties 3s 6d Departmental By Properties
Scene Painters £18 16s Internal By Mr. Wilford in full of his bill Presumably for scene painting, although in the 1760-61 season he was regularly paid for painting the theatre.
Musicians (French Horns) 5s Internal By a French horn
Total £291 8s 9d