Saturday 2 February 1760

Plays

Performances
Comus (1738)
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£142 4s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
65%
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 £142 4s £142 4s £0 £0 £0
Total £142 4s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) 14s 6d Internal By Mr. Austin for Do. [Salary] Austin's daily rate was 2s when he only painted, 2s 6d when he also snuffed candles, hence the categorisation as "Employees (Other)".
Employees (Other) £1 17s Internal By Chorus Singers [per] List This payment related to the list typically identified as "Chorus Singers &ca", which included musicians and perhaps other types of performers in addition to singers.
House Servants (Other) £20 7s Internal By Servants 5 Nights D [Salary]
Lamplighters £8 Internal By Mr Kemp for Lamps 5 Nts.
Performers (Other) £208 7s 6d Internal By Performers 5 Nights Salary
Security £3 10s Internal By Guards 5 Nights
Musicians (Band) £4 18s 4d Internal By Band of Musick
Hair, Beards and Wigs £1 6s 8d Internal By Barbers 5 Nights
Tailoring 6s Departmental By Mr. Meares [per] bill
Wardrobe (Other) £2 12s 7d Departmental By Wardrobe bill
Wardrobe (Other) £5 Internal By Mr. Martin Wardrobe keeper on accot. of Salary
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £8 10s 1d Departmental By Mr Gom for Scene Men [per] bill
Properties 4s Departmental By Properties
Construction £79 18s External By Mr Pearce, Bricklayer [per] bill
Plaster and Wallpaper £78 10s External By Mr. Heaford Plaister [per] bill
Bill Distribution £3 6s 6d Internal By Bill Setters [per] bill
Management £26 5s Internal By Mrs. Rich 5 Nights
Management £5 Internal By Mr. C. Rich 5 Nights
Miscellaneous £60 5s External By Mr Powell for Rent &ca. 5 Nts.
Total £518 18s 2d