Saturday 13 May 1775

Plays

Event Type
Benefit
Revenue
£114 2s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
44%

Beneficiary(ies)
Mary Bradshaw
Helen Johnston
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Charge
£66
Additional Charge
Unknown

Notes
Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston
Afterpiece not played for 25 years
Music compiled from the works of the most eminent composers
Mrs Bradshaw Mrs Johnston great Applause to the Farce - Hopkins

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £40 15s 6d £40 15s 6d £0 £0 £0
Beneficiaries
Tickets Amount Box Pit Gallery Total
Mary Bradshaw £37 7s N/A N/A N/A N/A
Helen Johnston £36 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Cash from funds £525 From S. Fund. (2d.)
Stoppages £14 2s Stopages
Sub Total £539 2s
Total £653 4s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £3 Internal Mr: King's Ext: Saly:
Employees (Other) £564 16s Internal Six Days Salary at £94: 2s: 8d [per] Diem
Lamplighters £4 8s Internal Lampmen
Mantuamaking £2 12s Departmental Mants: Do: [Bill]
Tailoring £3 17s 10d Departmental Taylor's Do: [Bill]
Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) £2 Internal Mrs: Abington's Cloaths
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £7 7s Internal 7 const: Sup: & Candn: & 50 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 11s Departmental Carps: Bill, & Butler's Graty:
Scene Painters 18s Internal Painters Bill
Scene Painters £5 5s Internal Mr: J: French, on Accot:
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Bill Distribution 12s External Handbills
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal J: Stevens
Renters' Shares £4 External Rent
Total £607 18s 10d