Monday 25 May 1761

Plays

Performances
Macbeth, The Rape of Proserpine with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£43 7s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
20%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
The Jovial Crew as advertised for this Day cannot be perform'd on account of the indisposition of Miss Brent
Income from Boxes £5 17s 6d

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £43 7s 6d £43 7s 6d £0 £0 £0
Total £43 7s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £60 Internal Mr. Ross in full to make his sallery £300 for ye Season
Dancers £6 18s 4d Internal Mr Lepij & Wife Ditto [in full for sallery as [per] Agreemt.]
Dancers £3 6s 8d Internal Mrs. Vivier in full for sallery as [per] Agreemt.
Employees (Other) £1 7s Internal Austin 10 days a[.] 2s. 6d one Do. [day] a[.] 2s 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) £2 2s 6d Internal Chorus singers &ca. as [per] List
House Servants (Other) £41 17s Internal Servants Ditto [sallerys] Payroll broken down on the facing page under the heading, "11 days sallery".
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) £750 19s 6d Internal Performers sallerys Payroll broken down on the facing page under the heading, "11 days sallery".
Musicians (Band) £4 19s 4d Internal Musick
Laundry and Dyeing £3 17s 10d Departmental Mr. Whitfield for three Washing Bills
Hair, Beards and Wigs 5s 4d Internal Barbers
Tailoring 10s 6d Departmental Mr. Meares Tayler Ditto [a bill]
Tailoring £12 2s Departmental Mr. Luppino Habit maker a bill
Wardrobe (Other) £2 4s 6d Departmental Wardrobe Bill
Properties £1 2s 6d Departmental Property Bill
Bill Distribution £6 13s Internal Billstickers as [per] bill
Newspaper Advertisements 10s External 2 Advertisements Presumed to be newspaper advertising.
Printing £2 9s External 2 Days Bills
Management £1 Internal Mr. C. Rich
Management £5 5s Internal Mr. J. Rich
Miscellaneous £12 1s External Rents &ca.
Loans Made (as Creditor) £7 7s Internal Mrs. Burden Advanc'd
Writers of Parts £2 12s 6d Internal Mr. Younger a Bill for writing parts
Total £931 2s 9d