Saturday 12 May 1759

Plays

Performances
The Siege of Damascus, The Cheats of Scapin, Nymphs and Shepherds, The Milkmaid's Holiday: The Humours of May Day
Event Type
Benefit, Requested Performance
Revenue
£20 11s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
N/A
Beneficiary(ies)
Peter Hough
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
Unknown
Charge
£84
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Benefit: Mr Hough, late Student of the Temple
No Building on Stage

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £20 11s 6d £20 11s 6d £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Peter Hough £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total £20 11s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
House Servants (Other) £24 13s Internal By Servants 6 Nights Salary
Lamplighters £26 15s 6d Internal By Mr Kemp 17 Nights Lighting the Lamps in the Month April 1. 11. 6 I.e. £1 11s 6d per night.
Performers (Other) £210 4s Internal By Performers 6 Nights Salary
Security £4 4s Internal By Guards 6 Nights
Musicians (Band) £4 16s 8d Internal By Band of Musick
Musicians (Other) 7s 6d Internal By a French horn &ca.
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 12s Internal By Barbers 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) 15s 6d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £8 19s Departmental By Mr. Powell for Carpenters
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
Bill Distribution £3 9s 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 £60 External By Mr Powell on Accot. of Rent This payment was for what was normally described as "Rent &ca.", which referred to renters' shares and taxes.
Unknown 3s 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 £385 10s 8d