Saturday 31 October 1795

Plays

Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£262 12s 6d
Available Revenue
67%
Capacity
43%

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 £262 12s 6d £198 13s 6d £57 19s £6 £0
Total £262 12s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £17 Internal Miss Farren for Salary
Actors £10 10s Internal Mrs. Jordan
Dancers £13 Internal Degville Mrs. 15 Octr
Employees (Other) £550 6s Internal 6 Days Salaries at £91. 14. 4 Pr. diem
Employees (Other) £5 13s 6d Internal Constant Salaries Pr. Dale Dale's list of payees sometimes included performers, hence its categorisation here as "Employees (Other)" rather than "House Servants (Other)".
Lamplighters £6 16s Internal Lampmen
Singers £21 Internal Siga. 2 Nights 30th. Inclusive Storace Madme
Clothing Material (Foil) £22 13s External Fowks Mr. for Foil Opera House
Mantuamaking £1 6s 10d Departmental Mantua's Bill
Tailoring £7 9s 11d Departmental Taylors Bill
Tailoring £1 16s Internal Do. [Taylors] Salary
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £10 Internal Jacobs Mrs. on Account of her deceas'd Husband's Saly 19th. Octr
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £52 4s 8d Departmental Cheyne for Carpenters
Production Design (Other) £9 2s 9d Departmental Johnstone's Bill
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Demeria's Salary
Scene Painters £10 Internal Capon Mr. on Account 15 Octr
Scene Painters £10 10s Internal Maranari's Salary
Scene Painters £2 6s 6d Internal Do. [Maranari's] Bill
Lighting (Other) 14s External 3 Lights with Shades to them for Office
Metals £25 External Barron Ironmonger by Ashe 3 Inst. Paid
Metals £320 External Mr. Hanson Ironmonger on Hollands Certificate in full CG paid large sums to Mr Hanson in 1793 and 1796, apparently for fire plate 'by Certificate'. DL paid him large sums three times 1795-96, calling him 'Ironmonger' and citing 'Hollands Certificate'. Presumably these payments were to fireproof the theatre, rather than simply to plate ovens, stoves, etc.
Metals £25 External Barron on Account 28th. Octr
Metals £25 External Barron on Acct. 15th. Octr
Plaster and Wallpaper £150 External Barron Mr. Paper hanger 15th. Octr
Rope £20 External Nicoll Ropemaker 28 Octr
Timber £4 2s 7d External Do. [Cheyne] Wells Sawg. Bills
Turnery £12 17s External Smith Turner in full 27th. Octr
Bill Distribution £1 16s Internal Billstickers
Newspaper Advertisements £12 13s External Morng Post Stamps paid to Burton Officer
Land Tax £125 External Land Tax to Lady Day in pt. [?] 24th. Octr
Leases (Ground and Buildings) £28 2s 6d External Mr. Vaux Rent of House in Russell Street to Midr. from Middle of Novr. 5/8 of a Year at £45 Pr. Ann
Poor Rate £78 8d External Poors Rate St. Martins to Midr.
Taxes (Other) £121 12s 4d External House & Windows to Do. [Lady Day] Do. [in pt. [?]] 24th. Octr
Water Rate £4 12s 2d External New River Water to Midr. 1/2 Yr. 19th. Octr
Benefit Payments £30 Internal Mr. Suett on Account of £100 for Benft.
Messengers and Porters 18s Internal Appleby Messinger Saly
Funds and Trusts £600 External Messrs. Hammersley's & Co. for Trust to this Day making £2,700
Authorial Payments (Other) £30 External Mr. Hoare on Acct.
Authorial Payments (Other) £30 External Hoare Mr. Author on Account 12th. Inst
Total £2,400 6s 5d