Saturday 25 October 1760

Business

Income

Total N/A

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £5 5s Internal Mr. J. Rich to give to Miss Ibbot [?] for her Performing the Part of Queen Elizabeth in the Earl of Essex, Wednesday last
Dancers £2 2s Internal Mr. Mareniss & Wife Advanc'd Weekly till the Theatre Opens Cosimo and Mrs Maranesi were apparently advanced 2 guineas a week against their salary while CG was closed in mourning for George III. Because these payments fell into a regular arrangement, they have been classed as salary payments rather than as loans here.
Employees (Other) 12s 6d Internal Austin 5 days at 2s. 6d Austin's daily rate was 2s when he only painted, 2s 6d when he also snuffed candles, hence the categorisation as "Employees (Other)".
House Servants (Other) £20 19s 6d Internal Servants Ditto [sallery] for Ditto [5 days] Payroll broken down on the facing page under the heading, "5 days sallery".
Performers (Other) £212 4s 2d Internal Performers sallery for 5 days Payroll broken down on the facing page under the heading, "5 days sallery".
Performers (Other) 10s Internal Robertson for four Nights Attendance in ye Rape 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.
Laundry and Dyeing 11s 9d External Three Washing Bills
Tailoring £14 17s 9d Departmental Mr Luppino in full as [per] Bill for Making Dancing Dresses
Tailoring £1 2s Departmental Mr. Meares Tayler a Bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £12 7s 9d Departmental Mr. Thorne for the Scenemen 5 days
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £3 3s Departmental Mr. Thorne for the Scenemen
Scene Painters £2 Internal Mr. Dall a weeks sallery
Scene Painters £2 Internal Mr. Dall a Weeks sallery
Scene Painters 12s Internal Austin 6 days Austin's daily rate was 2s when he only painted, 2s 6d when he also snuffed candles, hence the categorisation as "Scene Painters".
Scene Painters 2s Internal Ditto [Austin] 1 day at Austin's daily rate was 2s when he only painted, 2s 6d when he also snuffed candles, hence the categorisation as "Scene Painters".
Bill Distribution 9s Internal Ditto [Billsetters] 1 day at
Bill Distribution £2 17s 6d Internal Billsetters 5 days at 11s. 6d.
Unknown 6s Unknown Ditto [Austin] a Bill Austin was paid a weekly bill, probably for painting room supplies. However, only the record of 12 November 1757 specifies "a Bill for Collours &ca.", 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 8s 10d Unknown Ditto [Austin] a Bill Austin was paid a weekly bill, probably for painting room supplies. However, only the record of 12 November 1757 specifies "a Bill for Collours &ca.", 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.
Loans Made (as Creditor) £2 2s Internal Mr. Buck Advanc'd
Total £284 12s 9d