Friday 29 September 1758

Plays

Performances
The Earl of Essex, Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£90 18s
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
48%
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 £90 18s £90 18s £0 £0 £0
Total £90 18s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
House Servants (Other) £25 15s Internal By Servants Do: [Salarys] 6 Nights
Performers (Other) £190 5s 10d Internal By Performers Salarys 5 Nights
Security £2 2s Internal By Guards 3 Nights
Musicians (Band) £4 7s 6d Internal By Band of Musick
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 12s Internal By Barber 6 Nights Account book records around this time are inconsistent as to whether a "barber" or "barbers" were weekly paid. 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.
Wardrobe (Other) £10 Internal By Mr. Martin 3/m Salary due this day Comparison with other payments to Martins this season shows that this was the wardrobe keeper's salary (£10 per quarter, paid sometimes in two £5 instalments).
Wardrobe (Other) £1 5s 6d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £7 9d Departmental By Mr. Powell for Scene Men [per] bill, to 23d. instant
Properties 2s Departmental By Properties
Scene Painters £1 Internal By Mr. Dall on Accot. of Salary
Scene Painters 12s Internal By Mr. Austin 6 Nights
Bill Distribution £6 12s Internal By Bill Setters [per] bill
Management £31 10s Internal By Mrs. Rich 6 Nights
Management £6 Internal By Mr. C. Rich 6 Nights
Miscellaneous £72 6s External By Jno Powell, for Rent 6 Nts. This payment was for what was normally described as "Rent &ca.", which referred to renters' shares and taxes.
Unknown £1 1s 11d 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 £361 12s 6d