Saturday 1 November 1788

Plays

Performances
The Gamester, The Deserter
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£228 1s
Available Revenue
52%
Capacity
79%

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

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £228 1s £207 11s £20 6s 6d 3s 6d £0
Total £228 1s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £2 6s Internal Mr. Moss to compleat Salary Presumably William Henry Moss. BD vol. 10, p. 333 states that he only performed at Drury Lane twice in the late 1780s: once in the 1786-87 season, once in the 1788-89 season. But the two payments to him recorded in the account books do fall within those seasons.
Employees (Other) £17 5s 6d Internal Constant Salaries
Employees (Other) £421 4s 7d Internal 5. Days Salaries at £84: 4: 11 Pr. diem
Housekeeping 12s 6d Departmental House Bill
Lamplighters £2 14s Internal Lampmen
Performers (Other) £11 10s Internal Mrs. Davies 23. Days not on List
Supernumeraries £4 2s 6d Internal Supernumeraries
Clothing Purchase (Other) £3 13s 6d External Mr. Barrimore for Cloathes
Mantuamaking £3 18s 6d Departmental Mantua
Tailoring £3 10s 11d Departmental Taylors Bill
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £11 1s Departmental Carpenters Bill & Extra
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £5 4s Internal 4. Const. Scenemen
Production Design (Other) £1 10s 1d Departmental Johnstons Bill
Properties 3s 5d Departmental Props.
Scene Painters £10 Internal Mr. Greenwood on Acct.
Bill Distribution £2 14s Internal Billstickers
Messengers and Porters 16s 3d Internal Appleby Messinger
Funds and Trusts £30 External Renters Intst. & Balce.
Total £532 6s 9d