Saturday 21 May 1774

Business

Income

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £2 10s Internal Mr: King's Ext: Saly:
Employees (Other) £438 Internal Five Days Salary at £87: 12s: d [per] Diem
Lamplighters £3 4s Internal Lampmen
Mantuamaking £2 Departmental Mants: Do: [Bill]
Tailoring £2 7s 10d Departmental Taylor's Do: [Bill]
Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) £1 Internal Mrs: Abington's Cloaths, in full of £60
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £2 5s Internal 8 const: Sup: & Candn: 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". 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 £1 16s Internal 36 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: "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".
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £5 1s 2d Departmental Carps: Bill
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal J: Stevens
Renters' Shares £8 External Rent
Total £469 16s