Saturday 4 February 1797

Plays

Performances
A Cure for the Heart Ache, Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chase to Gretna
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£329 13s
Available Revenue
64%
Capacity
72%
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 £329 13s £322 12s £0 £7 1s £0
Total £329 13s

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Employees (Other) £352 9s 10d Internal Paid 5 Nights Sals [payroll entries here aggregated]
Singers £9 Internal Chorus Singers
Supernumeraries £32 6d Internal Supernums
Musicians (Band) £9 1s 8d Internal Music 3 Ins
Musicians (Kettle Drums) 5s Internal Kettle Drum
Musicians (Other) 10s Internal Extra Music
Tailoring £2 17s 11d Departmental Paid Mr. Dick to 3d Ins
Wardrobe (Other) £10 13s 5d Departmental Wardrobe
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £38 4d Departmental Mr. Sloper for Scene Men
Machines £4 4s Internal Paid Mr. Martenelli to 3 Ins
Properties £1 15s Departmental Properties Do [3 Ins]
Scene Painters 15s Internal Mr. Hodgins
Scene Painters £1 10s Internal Mr. Hollagan
Scene Painters £2 2s Internal Mr. Blackmore
Scene Painters £3 3s Internal Mr. Creswell
Scene Painters £4 4s Internal Mr. Phillips
Newspaper Advertisements £100 External Paid Mr. Woodfall Large sums of money occasionally moved between Covent Garden and the Woodfalls (newspaper proprietors) in the 1770s-90s. But the reasons are unclear, and it may be a mistake to categorise this payment as newspaper advertising.
Proprietorial (Other) £15 15s External Paid Thos. Harris Esqr
Miscellaneous £11 18s External Paid for Lottery Ticket No. 40,159
Total £600 4s 8d