Tuesday 29 May 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
£98 17s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
52%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Full Prices

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £98 17s £98 17s £0 £0 £0
Total £98 17s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £18 Internal By Mr. Dunstall in full for his Salary
Employees (Other) 5s Internal By Chorus Singers &ca.
House Servants (Other) £37 10s Internal By Mr. Monk 150 day salary from the 1st. November 1758 to 29 May followg both inclusive at 5s. [per] Night BD vol. 10, pp. 277-78 lists a CG house servant named Mr Monck, flourishing 1760-70, and identifies him with the man paid on 5 April 1770 "for mending the Owl & a new Spring". The BD editors do not seem to have known of this season's account book, which shows this "Mr. Monk" paid the same salary as the man listed in BD was paid in 1760.
Housekeeping 13s 8d Departmental By Mr. Sarjant [per] bill
Lamplighters £34 13s Internal By Mr. Kemp for Lamps
Security £4 4s Internal By Guards 6 Nights
Musicians (Band) £4 16s 8d Internal By Band of Musick
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) £8 14s Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £3 13s 6d Departmental By Mr. G. Powell for Carpenters
Properties 9s 6d Departmental By Properties
Scene Painters 12s Internal By Mr. Austin 6 days to 26th. inst
Bill Distribution £4 7s Internal By Bill Setters [per] bill
Management £6 Internal By Mr. C. Rich 6 Nights
Management £31 10s Internal By Mrs. Rich 6 Nights
Miscellaneous £60 External By Mr. Powell for Rent &ca.
Unknown 9s 10d 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.
Unknown £120 Unknown By J Rich Esqr. for Mr. Morris "Mr. Morris" was perhaps the woollen draper James Morris, husband to John Rich's daughter, Mary. But he was never otherwise paid so high a sum.
Total £337 10s 2d