Saturday 8 February 1772

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
Unknown
Available Revenue
N/A - no receipts
Capacity
0%

Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
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Requested by
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Notes
About Ten o'clock this Morning Orders came from the Lord Chamberlain to Shut up the House on Account of the Death of the Princess Dowager of Wales who died this Morning between 6 & 7 o'clock - Hopkins

Business

Income

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £500 18s 6d Internal Six Days Salary at £83: 9s: 9d [per] Diem
Housekeeping £11 5s 9d Departmental 2 Houseks: Bills
Lamplighters £3 16s Internal Lampmen
Mantuamaking £2 Departmental Mants: Do: [Bill]
Tailoring £3 12s 7d Departmental Taylor's Do: [Bill]
Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) £2 Internal Mrs: Abington, on Cloaths Accot:
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £6 15s Internal 6 const: Sup: & Candn:, & 93 Extra John Powel explains this recurrent DL payment in Tit for Tat (Houghton THE GEN TS 1574.316), p. 34, referring specifically to the 1747-49 seasons: "Four constant Supernumerary Scene-men to assist the Scene-men belonging to the House, and a Candle-Man, that see's all the Candles put out after the Play is over, at One Shilling each ... There are sometimes extraordinary Supernumerary Scene-men made use of in Plays to help at the Traps &c. such as Richard 3rd. Mackbeth, the Tempest &c. which have a Shilling each". Because the candleman was only a small part of the bundle, and was apparently considered to be close enough to the scenemen to be grouped with them, these payments have been categorised as "Carpentry and Sceneshifting".
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £3 7s 2d Departmental Carps: Bill
Properties £1 2s 6d Departmental Properties
Scene Painters £6 Internal Mr: Carver, 6 Days
Scene Painters 7s 6d Internal Mr: S: French, 1 & 1/2 Day
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Bill Distribution 12s External Handbills
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal J: Stevens
Staff Debts £8 3s Internal Mr: Weston's Note to Mr: Holman
Total £553 12s