Monday 29 September 1766

Plays

Performances
Henry V, A Coronation
Event Type
Requested Performance
Revenue
£206 3s
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
86%

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

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £206 3s £206 3s £0 £0 £0
Total £206 3s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £8 18s 4d Internal Paid Chas: Smith by Mr. Sarjant for 17 weeks & five days Salary to Sepr. 21st @ 10s Pr. week Covent Garden employed a performer named Charles Smith. However, given that the recipient here was being paid by the housekeeper, Charles Sarjant, perhaps it was a different Charles Smith, or perhaps, due to his age and diminishing skills, the performer had taken on ancillary backstage duties.
Singers £2 16s Internal Chorus Singers
Musicians (Band) £7 4s 10d Internal Music
Musicians (Other) £2 2s 6d Internal Extra Music
Clothing Purchase (Other) £21 External Paid Mr. Blackmore for a scarlet Camlet [?] Coat w [?] wastctt. & a black Velvet coat Embd: with Gold
Clothing Purchase (Other) £6 6s External Paid do. [Mr. Blackmore] for 2 Spring Velvet Suits
Wardrobe (Other) £9 1s 6d Departmental Wardrobe
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £15 8s 8d Departmental Paid Emery as Pr. Bill
Properties 8s 10d Departmental Propertys
Scene Painters £12 12s Internal Paid Mr. Richards Painter a bill
Scene Painters £6 6s Internal Paid Mr: Wale Painter do [a bill]
Scene Painters 15s 6d Internal Paid Austen 7 days Salary
Total £93 2d