Friday 3 April 1761

Plays

Performances
Comus (1738), Love a la mode
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£234 6s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
107%
Beneficiary(ies)
Luke Sparks
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£63
Additional Charge
£3 6s
Comment
Supplementary charge: Wax Candles £1:5:0; Wardrobe bill £0:6:0; Chorus singers £1:15:0

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £42 4s 6d £42 4s 6d £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Luke Sparks £192 2s 345 543 244 1132
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Ticket money £5 4s 6d Do. [Rece'd] of Mr Clingo for his share of Tickets 19th May last at Bold Stroke & Contrivances
Uncategorised £2 2s Rece'd of Miss Davis for Advanc'd 7th June last
Uncategorised £2 3s 6d Do. [Rece'd] of Mr Blakey for Ditto [Advanced] this season
Sub Total £9 10s
Total £243 16s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £1 15s Internal By Chorus singers &ca.
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.
Musicians (Band) £4 19s 4d Internal Musick
Clothing Purchase (Other) £3 10s External Mr. Blackmore for two old fashion'd Waistcoats
Clothing Purchase (Other) £3 10s External A Scarlet Cloth Frock, with black Velvet Lappells & Cuff & a blue Cloth frock with buff Cloth Cuffs & Collar both wth Silver Slezy holes Listed under "Bot. of Ld. Holderness Valet by Mr. Blackmore the following Clothes (Viz)". "Slezy" was a type of cloth, properly called "Silesia".
Clothing Purchase (Other) £6 External A bloom Cold. Cloth suit loop'd & bound Emd. wth Silver Listed under "Bot. of Ld. Holderness Valet by Mr. Blackmore the following Clothes (Viz)".
Clothing Purchase (Other) £15 External A Scarlet Cloth Coat & Brees. & a Scarlet Silk Waist lac'd with a rich broad Gold lace Listed under "Bot. of Ld. Holderness Valet by Mr. Blackmore the following Clothes (Viz)".
Clothing Purchase (Other) £14 External A Ash Cold. Cloth Suit dble [?] lac'd wth Silver Listed under "Bot. of Ld. Holderness Valet by Mr. Blackmore the following Clothes (Viz)".
Clothing Purchase (Other) £11 External A Scarlt. Cloth coat & brees. & a green Sattin Waist. Embroider'd with Gold Listed under "Bot. of Ld. Holderness Valet by Mr. Blackmore the following Clothes (Viz)".
Hair, Beards and Wigs 5s 4d Internal Barbers
Wardrobe (Other) £1 2s 6d Departmental Wardrobe Bill
Wardrobe (Other) 6s Departmental Extras in Wardrobe Bill &ca.
Properties 10s 8d Departmental Property Bill
Newspaper Advertisements 5s External 1 Advertisement Presumed to be newspaper advertising.
Printing £1 7s External 1 Days Bills
Management £5 5s Internal Mr. J. Rich
Management £1 Internal Mr. C. Rich
Miscellaneous £12 1s External Rents &ca.
Travel and Accommodation £1 16s External Mr. Barber a bill for a Post Chaize to Kitts end & one to Uxbridge a day & Night by Mr Fieldings Order
Loan Repayments (as Debtor) £15 External Mrs. Margt. Lambe 12th Mos Int. on £315 due 8th Mar last
Total £100 5s 1d