Saturday 3 December 1774

Plays

Performances
The Country Girl, The Genii: An Arabian Night's Entertainment, The Irish Fair
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£109 12s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
42%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £109 12s 6d £109 12s 6d £0 £0 £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Stoppages £13 10s Stopages
Sub Total £13 10s
Total £123 2s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £3 Internal Mr: King's Ext: Saly:
Employees (Other) £565 1s Internal Six Days Salary at £94: 3s: 6d [per] Diem
Employees (Other) £3 2s Internal Sups: & K: Drum
Lamplighters £4 8s Internal Lampmen
Mantuamaking £2 15s 6d Departmental Mants: Do: [Bill]
Tailoring £6 4d Departmental Taylor's Do: [Bill]
Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) £2 Internal Mrs: Abington's Cloaths
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £3 12s Internal 7 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 £7 10s Internal 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: "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 £7 14s 6d Departmental Carps: Bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting 10s 6d Internal Ph: Butler's Graty:
Scene Painters £10 19s Internal Painter's Bill
Scene Painters £5 5s Internal Mr: J: French, on Acct:
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Bill Distribution 12s External Handbills
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal J: Stevens
Staff Debts £4 7s 3d Internal Mr: Baddeley's Law Bill
Renters' Shares £8 External Rent
Total £638 9s 1d