| Employees (Other) |
£333 19s |
Internal |
Four Days Salary at £83: 9s: 9d [per] Diem |
|
| Lamplighters |
£3 16s |
Internal |
Lampmen |
|
| Singers |
£6 1s |
Internal |
Chorus 3 Nts: (this incl:) |
|
| Supernumeraries |
£1 4s |
Internal |
Ext: Soldiers |
Because the extra soldiers paid around this time seem to have been related to "Practices" (see payments of 29 and 31 October 1771), they have been interpreted here as onstage soliders (i.e. supernumeraries), rather than as genuine security personnel. |
| Musicians (Other) |
£4 14s 6d |
Internal |
2 Clarinets, 3 Nts: (22d: Febry: incl:) |
|
| Mantuamaking |
£2 5s |
Departmental |
Mants: Do: [Bill] |
|
| Tailoring |
£3 3s 4d |
Departmental |
Taylor's Do: [Bill] |
|
| Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) |
£1 |
Internal |
Mrs: Abington, on Cloaths Accot: |
|
| Carpentry and Sceneshifting |
£4 3s |
Internal |
6 const: Sup: & Candn:, & 55 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 17s 2d |
Departmental |
Carps: Bill |
|
| Scene Painters |
£1 10s |
Internal |
Mr: S: French, 6 Days |
|
| Bill Distribution |
£2 14s |
Internal |
Billstickers |
|
| Bill Distribution |
8s |
External |
Handbills |
|
| Messengers and Porters |
18s |
Internal |
J: Stevens |
|
| Renters' Shares |
£8 |
External |
Rent |
|
| Total |
£377 13s |