Tuesday 2 January 1781

Plays

Performances
Zara, The Liar, The Countryman Deceiv'd
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£103 4s
Available Revenue
29%
Capacity
37%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
On this night Sg and Sga Zuchelli Henry and Sga Crespi also danced in 3 ballets at King's. A probable explanation is that the play at Drury Lane began three quarters of an hour earlier than did the opera

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £103 4s £69 16s £31 18s £1 10s £0
Total £103 4s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £481 1s 3d Internal By 5 days Salaries at 96. 4. 3
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £21 13s 6d Departmental Carpenters Do. [Bill] to the 30th. Ulto
Supernumeraries £19 7s Internal Mr. Thompson for Supernumeraries 1st. Inst. inclusive in full
Musicians (Other) £18 7s 6d Internal Extra Music to the 23d Decr.
Housekeeping £15 6s 5d Departmental Housekeeper's Bill to the 30th. Ulta. Drury Lane normally in 1775-81, and sometimes in 1781-1802, included its properties bills (and perhaps some painters’ bills) in its housekeepers' bills, without distinguishing the amount paid on each. The relevant payments have been categorised “Housekeeping”, because the properties and painters evidently fell in the housekeepers’ remit in such cases, in both conceptual and practical terms. But note that properties and scene painters (if such they were) belong rather in “Properties, Scenes and Machines”.
Musicians (Kettle Drums) £4 5s Internal Mr. Neilson Kettle Drum to 15th Decr.
Play Licences £2 2s External License of the Lord of the Manor
Music Copyists £2 12s 9d Internal Lolli Mr. his Bill Music writing
Total £564 15s 5d