Tuesday 8 April 1788

Plays

Performances
The Ton; or, Follies of Fashion, Flora; or, Hob in the Well
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£295 18s 6d
Available Revenue
61%
Capacity
87%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Mainpiece: Prologue by Joseph Jekyll; epilogue by Thomas Morris, with five lines added by Edward Topham
With new Scenes and Dresses

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £295 18s 6d £294 9s £0 £1 9s 6d £0
Total £295 18s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £63 Internal Paid Mr. Macklin for the 3d & 7th. Inst.
Actors £49 13s Internal Paid Mrs. Abington on Acct.
Musicians (Band) £8 6s 6d Internal Music the 7th: Inst.
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum do. [the 7th: Inst.]
Clothing Material (Linen) £40 External Paid Mrs. Dall on Acct.
Properties 8s 3d Departmental Properties do. [the 7th: Inst.]
Faggots £15 External Paid Mr. Shropshire his Bills for Faggots last Season
Annuities £32 10s External Paid Mr. Seacock 1/2 Yrs: Annuity
Law £125 External Paid on Acct: of Mr. Catton into Court BD vol. 3, p. 116 notes the ambiguity of this payment, which, it says, "suggests either that Catton had been taken into court for debt or that he had sued for recovery of salary".
Total £334 2s 9d