Saturday 17 March 1759

Plays

Performances
The Country Lasses; or, The Custom of the Manor, The Rape of Proserpine with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£236 10s
Available Revenue
57%
Capacity
124%
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 £236 10s £236 10s £0 £0 £0
Total £236 10s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
House Servants (Other) £16 19s 4d Internal By Servants 4 Nights Do. [Salary]
Performers (Other) £151 16s Internal By Performers 4 Nights Salary
Performers (Other) 7s 6d Internal By Mr Robinson for doing Punch 3 Nts. Robinson/Robertson was an assistant prompter, but in the 1758-59 and 1760-61 seasons received additional 2s 6d payments for performing/operating "the Barrow", "Punch", and perhaps other such.
Security £2 16s Internal By Guards 4 Nights
Musicians (Band) £4 16s 8d Internal By Band of Musick
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 1s 4d Internal By Barbers 4 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.
Tailoring 5s 8d Departmental By Mr. Meares [per] bill
Wardrobe (Other) £1 8s 6d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Wardrobe (Other) £5 Internal By Mr. Martin on Accot: of Salary to the 24 instant 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).
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £12 6s Departmental By Mr. Powell for Carpenters to the 10. instant
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £10 18s 10d Departmental By Do. [Mr. Powell] for Do. [Carpenters] to this day
Properties 9s 6d Departmental By Properties
Scene Painters £1 Internal By Mr. Dall on Accot. Salary
Scene Painters 12s Internal By Mr. Austin 6 Days Salarys
Metals £8 6d External By Mr. Hargraves, Smith [per] bill
Bill Distribution £3 4s Internal By Bill Setters [per] Receipt
Management £21 Internal By Mrs Rich 4 Nights
Management £4 Internal By Mr. C. Rich 4 Nights
Miscellaneous £48 4s External By Mr. Powell 4 Nts. Rent &ca.
Total £294 5s 10d