Saturday 27 December 1760

Plays

Performances
The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars, The Rape of Proserpine with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£153 1s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
70%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Income from Boxes £17 2s 6d

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £153 1s 6d £153 1s 6d £0 £0 £0
Total £153 1s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) 10s Internal Austin 4 days a[.] 2. 6 "Austin" written once but applying to this and another entry. 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) £16 18s Internal Servants Do. [sallerys] for 4 days
Lamplighters £1 12s 3d Internal Lamps BD vol. 8, p. 408 states that the last mention of Mr Kemp, lampman, was on 28 May 1760, but he was also named thrice in the 1760-61 expenditure records for lamplighting, and the regular £1 12s 3d payments for "Lamps" in this and the following season probably went to him too.
Performers (Other) £173 2s Internal Performers sallerys for 4 days
Performers (Other) 2s 6d Internal Robertson 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 14s Internal Gaurds
Musicians (Band) £4 15s Internal Musick
Hair, Beards and Wigs 5s 4d Internal Barbers
Tailoring 12s 5d Departmental Meares Tayler a Bill
Wardrobe (Other) £1 9s 6d Departmental Wardrobe Bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £7 5s 6d Departmental Mr Thorne for the scenemen
Properties 9s Departmental Property Bill
Scene Painters £2 Internal Mr. Dall a weeks sallery
Scene Painters 2s Internal Austin one day at 2s. "Austin" written once but applying to this and another entry. 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 £2 15s Internal Billsetters as [per] Bill
Management £5 5s Internal Mr. J. Rich
Management £1 Internal Mr. C. Rich
Miscellaneous £12 1s External Rents &ca.
Writers of Parts £3 1s 7d Internal Mr. Younger a Bill for writing parts
Musicians (French Horns) 5s Internal French Horn
Total £234 5s 1d