Wednesday 29 September 1790

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£222 2s 6d
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
65%

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 £222 2s 6d £208 16s 6d £0 £13 6s £0
Total £222 2s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Singers £3 Internal Chorus Singers
Supernumeraries £1 16s 6d Internal Supernums
Musicians (Band) £23 9s 6d Internal Music ye. 13th. 15th & 17th. Inst
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 15s Internal Kettle Drum Do [ye 13th. 15th & 17th. Inst]
Musicians (Other) £2 5s Internal Extra Music
Clothing Material (Lace) £100 External Paid Mr Scott / Copper Lace Man /
Clothing Material (Wool) £49 19s External Paid Robinson & Elam / Cloath Merchts. / 1788/9 Presumably woollen goods; Robinson and Elam were typically called woollen drapers by trade directories and CG's account books.
Wardrobe (Other) £11 1s 6d Departmental Wardrobe
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £28 2s 7d Departmental Mr. Cox for Scenemen
Properties £2 5s Departmental Properties Do [ye 13th. 15th & 17th. Inst]
Scene Painters £20 Internal Paid Mr Richards / Painter /
Scene Painters £4 4s Internal Mr. Hodgins
Upholstery £21 External Paid Mr Ireland Presumed to be Richard Ireland the upholsterer, although Covent Garden's business with him seems to have fizzled out by this point: this was the last payment to any Mr Ireland, and the previous three payments involving him had been to his executors, with two of those payments specified as concerned former seasons.
Water Rate £5 6d External Paid 1/2 yrs Water Rent, to Midsumr.
Unknown £50 Unknown Paid Mr Lewis on acct William Thomas Lewis was regularly paid large sums as an acting manager, but also for interest, seemingly on bonds, and/or for investing in stock of some kind. The reason for this particular payment is therefore hard to determine.
Renters' Shares £21 11s 2d External Paid Mr Darrell / Renter /
Renters' Shares £43 2s 4d External Paid Mr Lemaitre / Renter / 2 Shares
Renters' Shares £21 13s 6d External Paid Mr Madden / Renter /
Total £409 5s 7d