Saturday 21 October 1775

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£240 14s 6d
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
86%

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

Notes
Mrs Abington Phillis first time Very well - Hopkins

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £240 14s 6d £240 14s 6d £0 £0 £0
Total £240 14s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors 18s 4d Internal Carpenter Do [11 days additional Salary]
Actors £1 6s 8d Internal Mr Johnston 4 days Do [not on List]
Actors £2 10s Internal King
Dancers 18s 4d Internal Blurton 11 days additional Salary
Employees (Other) £520 1s 8d Internal To 5 days Salary @ 104. 4. 0 Pr day
Lamplighters £3 4s Internal Lampmen
Singers £5 10s Internal Mrs Jewell 11 days not on List
Supernumeraries £1 1s 6d Internal Supernumrs.
Mantuamaking £6 11s 10d Departmental Mantua Maker's
Tailoring £12 1s 6d Departmental Taylor's Do. [bill]
Wardrobe (Other) £2 Internal Heath & Wife
Wardrobe Allowances (Performers) £2 Internal Mrs Abington
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £15 10s 8d Departmental Carpenter's bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £12 10s 6d Internal Constant super &c (127) 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".
Scene Painters £7 16s Internal Painters bill
Scene Painters £12 12s Internal Mr French
Bill Distribution 10s External Handbills
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal Stevens
Renters' Shares £8 External Rent
Total £618 15s