Thursday 6 July 1758

Plays

Performances
Madrigal and Truletta, Sir Thomas Callico; or, The Mock Nabob
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£105 6s 6d
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
55%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Tickets to be had at: the Swan Westminster Bridge; Forest's Coffee House and Cannon Tavern, Charing Cross; the Tuns in the Borough Southwark; the Rainbow Coffee House, near the Royal Exchange; and the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden
NB Tickets for the Author to be had at Mr Briscall's at Parliament Street Coffee House the Bedford Head, Southampton St.; Mr Wells at the Crown and W in Russel Court, Covent Garden; Mr Long's in Little Britain; the Union Coffee House in Cornhill; the White Lion in Talbot Court; and the Sun Tavern, Shadwell

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £105 6s 6d £105 6s 6d £0 £0 £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Ticket money £5 5s 6d To Mr. Clingo for his share of Tickets 12 May
Sub Total £5 5s 6d
Total £110 12s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Cleaners 13s 4d Internal By Chair Women
Doorkeepers and Officekeepers £2 11s 2d Internal By Door keepers Wages
Lamplighters £1 11s 6d Internal By Mr Kemp for Lighting Lamps
Security 14s Internal By Guards 1 Night
Music Copyists £3 13s 6d Internal By Mr Vincent a Bill for writing
Musicians (Band) £3 12s 6d Internal By Musick
Hair, Beards and Wigs 5s 4d Internal By Barber 1 Do. [Night] 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.
Dressers 8s Internal By Women Dresses The alternative account book for this season (BL Eg. 2270) clarifies that this payment was for "Women Dressers".
Wardrobe (Other) £1 10s 6d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £1 8s Departmental By Mr. Powell for Scene Men
Properties 2s 10d Departmental By Properties
Scene Painters 12s Internal By Mr Wilford for painting Presumably for scene painting, although in the 1760-61 season he was regularly paid for painting the theatre.
Candles (Tallow) 9s 6d External By Mr. Pattinson for Tallow
Construction £1 3s 8d External By Mr Gom [per] bill 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.
Bill Distribution 19s 6d Internal By Bill Setters
Printing £2 9s External By Mr Woodfall for 2 days Bills
Total £22 4s 4d