Wednesday 26 April 1769

Plays

Performances
The Countess of Salisbury, Catherine and Petruchio, The Provenzales, The Merry Sailors
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£102 11s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
43%
Beneficiary(ies)
Jane Hippisley
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£63
Additional Charge
£1 10s
Notes
Supplementary charge: Candles £1:5:0; kettle drum £0:5:0

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £53 5s 6d £53 5s 6d £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Jane Hippisley £49 6s 118 80 78 276
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Ticket money £20 9s 6d Recd of Master Harris for his 1/2 Value of Tickets 22d Inst.
Sub Total £20 9s 6d
Total £123 1s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Turnery £66 13s External Paid Mr: Pryer Turner, as Pr: Bill
Musicians (Other) £66 17s Internal Paid Mr: Simpson for his Extra Salary Presumed to be Redmond Simpson, who seems to have been leader of the Covent Garden band around this time, and was occasionally paid for food and drink for the band and (perhaps) for "New Music". If not him, there were a number of active musicians named Simpson at this time. The Simpson in question was regularly paid for "extra performance" or "Extra Salary" 1767-74, perhaps for solo performances.
Benefit Payments £23 1s 6d Internal Paid Mr: Hull the Balance of his Night the 25th Instant
Animals £20 17s External Paid Mr: Barber for keeping the Coronation Horse as Pr: Do: [Bill]
Renters' Shares £10 External Paid Mr: Garton the Renters Money
Musicians (Band) £7 7s 8d Internal Music
Water Rate £2 External Paid 2 Qrs: Water Rent for the Theatre due Lady day
Wardrobe (Other) £1 19s 6d Departmental Wardrobe
Properties 8s 6d Departmental Propertys
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Total £199 9s 2d