Saturday 13 February 1773

Plays

Performances
The Alchemist, The Author
Event Type
Requested Performance
Revenue
£210 1s 6d
Available Revenue
56%
Capacity
81%

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

Notes
Mainpiece By Desire

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £210 1s 6d £210 1s 6d £0 £0 £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Stoppages £16 4s Stopages
Sub Total £16 4s
Total £226 5s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £522 7s 6d Internal Six Days Salary at £87: 1s: 3d [per] Diem
Lamplighters £3 4s Internal Lampmen
Mantuamaking £2 Departmental Mants: Do: [Bill]
Tailoring £6 13s 7d Departmental Taylor's Do: [Bill]
Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) £2 Internal Mrs: Abington's Cloaths
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £7 6s Internal 7 const: Sup: & Candn:, & 98 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 £5 5s 2d Departmental Carps: Bill
Scene Painters £6 Internal Mr: Carver, 6 Days
Scene Painters £4 10s Internal Mr: Royè, on Accot:
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Bill Distribution 12s External Handbills
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal J: Stevens
Loans Made (as Creditor) £20 Unknown Mr: Lings, on Note, [per] Ordr:
Renters' Shares £8 External Rent
Total £591 10s 3d