Saturday 17 December 1774

Plays

Performances
Cymbeline, Miss in her Teens
Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£122 17s
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
47%
Beneficiary(ies)
Unnamed beneficiaries
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£84
Additional Charge
Unknown
Notes
Benefit: the Relief of Persons Imprisoned for small Debts
The Provokd Husband is oblig'd to be changed on account of Mrs Yates' illness
Tickets delivered for that comedy will be taken

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £80 6s £80 6s £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Unnamed beneficiaries £42 11s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Stoppages £14 Stopages
Sub Total £14
Total £136 17s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £3 Internal Mr: King's Ext: Saly:
Employees (Other) £2 12s Internal Sups: & K: Drum
Employees (Other) £564 6s Internal Six Days Salary at £94: 1s: 6d [per] Diem
Lamplighters £4 8s Internal Lampmen
Mantuamaking £3 5s 10d Departmental Mants: Do: [Bill]
Tailoring £9 13s 9d 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 £6 19s 6d Internal 93 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 £10 17s 8d Departmental Carps: Bill, & P: Butler's Graty:
Scene Painters £10 19s Internal Painter's Bill
Scene Painters £5 5s Internal Mr: J: French, on Acct:
Bill Distribution 12s External Handbills
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal J: Stevens
Staff Debts £15 10s Internal Mr: Weston's Law Bill
Loans Made (as Creditor) £40 Internal Mr: Slingsby on Note, in full of £150 [per] Ordr:
Renters' Shares £8 External Rent
Total £694 12s 9d