Tuesday 9 May 1758

Plays

Performances
Love for Love, The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One, Comic Dance
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£179 11s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
95%
Beneficiary(ies)
Mr M. Vaughan
Jonathan Green
Mr Potter
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£70
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Benefit: Vaughan, Green, and Potter

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £15 4s £15 4s £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Mr M. Vaughan £62 10s 134 120 110 364
Jonathan Green £69 4s 176 124 66 366
Mr Potter £32 13s 33 318 309 660
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Benefit deficiencies £18 5s 4d To Vaughan [listed under "For Messrs.", he and his fellow beneficiaries paying their deficiencies on the benefit night itself]
Benefit deficiencies £18 5s 4d To Green [listed under "For Messrs.", he and his fellow beneficiaries paying their deficiencies on the benefit night itself]
Benefit deficiencies £18 5s 4d To Potter [listed under "For Messrs.", he and his fellow beneficiaries paying their deficiencies on the benefit night itself]
Sub Total £54 16s
Total £234 7s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £10 Internal By Mr Vaughan for his Attendce. as Boxkeeper this Season
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £10 Internal By Mr. Green for Do. [his Attendce.] as Do. [Boxkeeper this Season]
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £5 Internal By Mr. Potter 50 Nts. Attendce. from 2d. March 1758 to 15th. May follg. inclusive
Musicians (Band) £4 18s 4d Internal By Band of Musick
Clothing Material (Lace) £16 2s 5d External By Messrs. Smart & Co. [per] bill for Theatre ending 22d April 1757 Pence figure is in fact 5.5, but the half pence has not been here recorded. The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) lists this payment under "By Messrs. Smart & Hewetson sundry Bills (Viz)".
Clothing Material (Lace) £25 5d External By Do. [Messrs. Smart & Co.] [per] bill for Mr Barry to 25 Novr: 1756 A marginal note reads, "Barry". The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) lists this payment under "By Messrs. Smart & Hewetson sundry Bills (Viz)".
Clothing Material (Lace) £57 16s 1d External By Do. [Messrs. Smart & Co.] for Theatre [per] bill to 1st. Febry 1758 Pence figure is in fact 1.25, but the quarter pence has not been here recorded. The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) lists this payment under "By Messrs. Smart & Hewetson sundry Bills (Viz)".
Clothing Material (Lace) £32 13s 11d External By Do. [Messrs. Smart & Co.] [per] bill for Mr. Barry to 27. Janry 1758 A marginal note reads, "Barry". Pence figure is in fact 11.25, but the quarter pence has not been here recorded. The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) lists this payment under "By Messrs. Smart & Hewetson sundry Bills (Viz)".
Wardrobe (Other) £1 15s 8d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Properties 4s 2d Departmental By Properties
Musicians (French Horns) 5s Internal By a French horn
Total £163 16s