Monday 26 December 1785

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£237 19s
Available Revenue
57%
Capacity
70%

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

Notes
Afterpiece: With a Procession of the Inhabitants of Otaheite, New Zealand; Tanna Marquesas; the Friendly Sandwich and Easter Islands; Tschutzki; Siberia; Kamtschatka; Nootka Sound; Onalashka; Prince William's Sound; and the other Countries visited by Captain Cook exactly representing their Dresses and Weapons

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £237 19s £231 16s £0 £6 3s £0
Total £237 19s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Singers £5 Internal Chorus Singers
Supernumeraries £35 7s Internal Supernumeraries
Musicians (Band) £8 4s 8d Internal Music the 24th. Inst
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Wardrobe (Other) £10 2s 6d Departmental Wardrobe
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £63 18s 7d Departmental Mr. Guard for Scenemen
Properties 13s 6d Departmental Properties
Scene Painters £3 13s 6d Internal Mr. Hodgins Painter
Scene Painters £4 10s Internal Paid Mr Lupino Painter
Coal £84 1s External Paid Mr Hawkes on Acct. of last Season Covent Garden frequently paid the Hawkes family for coal, but sometimes paid a Hawkes whom the account book specified as a "Tallow Chandler". It is unclear whether the coal merchants also sold candles, or whether the chandler was a separate figure. In any case, the theatre paid Hawkes(es) for coal far more often than for candles, hence the categorisation here as "Coal".
Loans Made (as Creditor) £40 Internal Paid Mr Darley in advance
Total £255 15s 9d