Tuesday 5 October 1779

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£187 3s 6d
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
67%

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

Notes
Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas Linley Sen
Miss Wrights 1st appearance as an actress was at this theatre on 7 May 1779
Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions
To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospital designed by DeLoutherbourg

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £187 3s 6d £151 3s £35 15s 6d 5s £0
Total £187 3s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Supernumeraries £4 17s Internal Mr. Thompson for Supernumeraries to the 2d. Inst. inclusive
Clothing Material (Other) £15 18s External Mr. Allanson Mercer in full
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £6 18s 6d Departmental Carpenters Bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £14 11s Internal 7 Const. Candn. & Exta: to Octr. 2d. inc. 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 £40 Internal Mr. French 4 Months to 31st. August
Scene Painters £6 6s Internal Mr. Wilkins Scene painter 12 Days at 10/6 to 4th. Inst. inclusive
House Tax £34 5s 6d External House Do. [Tax] to Ly Day 1/2 Yr.
Land Tax £41 16s External Land Tax 3d. & 4th. Qrs. to Ly: Day
Window Tax £13 18s 1d External Windows Do [to Ly Day] Do. [1/2 Yr.]
Total £178 10s 1d