Wednesday 28 October 1761

Plays

Performances
Romeo and Juliet, The Fair
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£110 9s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
50%

Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Notes
Income from Boxes £17 17s

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £110 9s 6d £110 9s 6d £0 £0 £0
Total £110 9s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £3 12s 6d Internal Persons us'd in the Fair as [per] List This and the following entry constitute a breakdown of a preceding entry (not recorded here), "Persons us'd in the Fair as [per] List", £3 17s 6d. The reason for the breakdown was that a new recipient, James Stevens, was added to the list and paid 5s.
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 that and the following season probably went to him too.
Singers 5s Internal Mr. Jas. Stevens Added this night by Order of Mr. Beard This and the preceding entry constitute a breakdown of another preceding entry (not recorded here), "Persons us'd in the Fair as [per] List", £3 17s 6d.
Musicians (Band) £4 19s 4d Internal Musick
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal a Kettle Drum Listed under "Sundrys us'd in Romeo (Viz)", a breakdown of a preceding entry (not recorded here), "Persons us'd in Romeo as [per] List", £1 10s.
Musicians (Other) 5s Internal Mr. Vincent Listed under "Sundrys us'd in Romeo (Viz)", a breakdown of a preceding entry (not recorded here), "Persons us'd in Romeo as [per] List", £1 10s.
Musicians (Other) 10s Internal two German Flutes Listed under "Sundrys us'd in Romeo (Viz)", a breakdown of a preceding entry (not recorded here), "Persons us'd in Romeo as [per] List", £1 10s.
Musicians (Trumpets) 10s Internal two Trumpets Listed under "Sundrys us'd in Romeo (Viz)", a breakdown of a preceding entry (not recorded here), "Persons us'd in Romeo as [per] List", £1 10s.
Clothing Purchase (Other) £3 3s External Bot. of Miss Gough a pursuivants Coat
Clothing Purchase (Other) £16 16s External Bot. of Mr. Harris a Figur'd Velvet suit Lac'd with a rich Broad Gold Lace
Hair, Beards and Wigs 5s 4d Internal Barbers
Wardrobe (Other) £3 5s 6d Departmental Wardrobe Bill
Properties 6s 6d Departmental Property Bill
Candles (Tallow) £2 10s External Tallow Candles
Candles (Wax) £1 6s External Wax Candles
Coal 10s External Coales
Bill Distribution 11s 6d Internal 1 Days Billsetters
Newspaper Advertisements 3s 6d External a Paragraph of ye Coronation Oct. 3rd
Newspaper Advertisements 7s External two Paragraphs, the 1st. & 4th of September of the House Opening
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 By Renters &ca.
Total £61 1s 5d