Saturday 19 February 1774

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£238 19s 6d
Available Revenue
66%
Capacity
92%

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

Notes
Mainpiece: Never acted before
New Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations
This Play was receiv'd with very great Applause Mrs Barry play'd finely the Scenes were applauded - Hopkins

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £238 19s 6d £238 19s 6d £0 £0 £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Stoppages £4 12s 6d Stopages
Sub Total £4 12s 6d
Total £243 12s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £2 Internal Mr: King's Ext: Saly:
Employees (Other) £348 14s 8d Internal Four Days Salary at £87: 3s: 8d [per] Diem
Employees (Other) £1 14s Internal Sups: & K: Drum
Lamplighters £3 4s Internal Lampmen
Mantuamaking £2 Departmental Mants: Do: [Bill]
Tailoring £5 18s 6d Departmental Taylor's Do: [Bill]
Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) £1 10s Internal Mrs: Abington's Cloaths
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £6 16s Internal 8 const: Sup: & Candn:, & 100 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 £7 8s 10d Departmental Carps: Bill
Scene Painters £4 10s Internal Mr: Royè
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Bill Distribution 8s External Handbills
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal J: Stevens
Renters' Shares £8 External Rent
Total £395 16s