| Actors |
£2 2s |
Internal |
Mrs. Burden |
BD vol. 2, p. 416 states that "The "Mrs Burdan" who was listed for several weekly payments of £2 each during the 1778-79 season at Drury Lane seems not to have been the actress Kitty, but a supplier of some kind of materials. She may well have been related to Mrs Burden the actress through her husband." However, it gives no evidence in support of this statement, and seems unaware of: the frequency of the payments (far more than the term "several" suggests); the usage of the spelling "Burden", rather than "Burdan", in the season's main account book; and the fact that one of them, on 12 June 1779, was described as an "Advance". Moreover, suppliers were not normally paid in set weekly or semi-weekly instalments, as this recipient was; and no Mrs Burden has been identified in trade directories of the time. The decision has therefore been taken to categorise these payments as "Actors". |
| Employees (Other) |
£417 7s 11d |
Internal |
By 5 Days Salaries at 83. 9. 7 pr. diem |
|
| Employees (Other) |
£44 8s |
Internal |
Constant Do. [Salaries] |
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| Lamplighters |
£4 10s |
Internal |
Lampmen |
|
| Singers |
£6 |
Internal |
Chorus To the 12th. inclusive |
|
| Musicians (Kettle Drums) |
£1 5s |
Internal |
K Drum to Do. [12th.] Do [inclusive] |
|
| Mantuamaking |
13s 4d |
Departmental |
Mantuamakers Do. [Bill] |
|
| Tailoring |
£6 11s 10d |
Departmental |
Taylors Do. [Bill] |
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| Carpentry and Sceneshifting |
£12 |
Internal |
7 Constant, Candn. & 120 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 |
£6 7s 3d |
Departmental |
Carpenters Bill |
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| Bill Distribution |
£2 5s |
Internal |
Billstickers |
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| Renters' Shares |
£8 |
External |
Renters |
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| Total |
£511 10s 4d |