Saturday 6 October 1798

Plays

Performances
A Bold Stroke for a Wife, Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity!
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
£441 16s 6d
Available Revenue
100%
Capacity
72%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Afterpiece: Scenery repainted and the Dresses and Decorations entirely new
Musick composed and selected by Kelly
Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood, Chalmers and others
Machinery and Decorations designes and under the direction of Johnston and executed by him and Underwood
The Dresses by Johnston Gay and Miss Rein

Business

Income

Category Amount Full price Half price Aftermoney Supplementary Notes
Door Receipts £441 16s 6d £301 14s £139 11s 6d 11s £0
Other Income
Category Amount Notes
Loans received £30 Mr Graham Advanced
Sub Total £30
Total £471 16s 6d

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Actors £20 Internal Mr. Fowlks for Mr. Hollingsworth 1st. Payt. Payment amount appears in an "Old Debt" column, which has its own running total, separate from this season's main running total. The "Old Debt" running total disappears after 20 June 1799, though "Old Debt" payments continue to be made thereafter and are not added to the main running total.
Employees (Other) £286 14s Internal 3. Days Salaries at £95. 11. 4 Pr. Diem
Security £1 1s Internal Rigge Day Watch
Singers £4 Internal Chorus 18th. Inst.
Clothing Material (Decorations) £6 1s External Mr Chay for Feathers DL normally paid a Mrs Chay for feathers from 15 October 1803 onwards, but this, the first payment to any Chay for feathers, appears to read "Mr", and the second (on 12 March 1803) only reads "Chay". Perhaps the original recipient was a Mr Chay, who was succeeded as head of the business by a female relative.
Clothing Material (Other) £2 9s 6d Departmental Do. [Mantuamakers] Bill for Goods
Laundry and Dyeing £3 3s Internal Booth Washing Bills on Acct.
Mantuamaking £3 Internal Miss Rein Salary
Mantuamaking £1 7s Departmental Mantuamakers
Tailoring £3 12s Internal Gay two Weeks Salary
Tailoring £7 8s 11d Departmental Gay Taylor to 24th Septr.
Wardrobe (Other) 15s Internal Smith Mrs. Wardrobe
Wardrobe (Other) £1 10s Internal Mrs. Phillimore
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £9 9s 6d Departmental Cheyne Carpenters on Acct.
Carpentry and Sceneshifting £25 Departmental Cheyne Carps. Do. [in the Eveng.]
Production Design (Other) £10 Departmental Johnstone £6 and £4
Scene Painters £5 3s Internal Maranaris Men
Scene Painters £3 13s 6d Internal Mr. Tom Greenwood Saly.
Rope £2 12s 6d External Nicoll for Ropes.
Printing £3 3s External Lowndes Printer on Account
Printing £3 External Lowndes Mrs. in the Eveng.
Books, Paper and Stationery 2s External Stamp
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Chatterley Saly.
Messengers and Porters £1 4s Internal Appleby Messinger
Funds and Trusts £110 External By Accounts No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. at the Bankers
Loan Repayments (as Debtor) £20 External Do. [By Account] No 6. Payment amount appears in an "Old Debt" column, which has its own running total, separate from this season's main running total. The "Old Debt" running total disappears after 20 June 1799, though "Old Debt" payments continue to be made thereafter and are not added to the main running total.
Loan Repayments (as Debtor) £30 External Mr. Graham for Money lent
Renters' Shares £10 External Mr. Geoe. Darby Old Renter Payment amount appears in an "Old Debt" column, which has its own running total, separate from this season's main running total. The "Old Debt" running total disappears after 20 June 1799, though "Old Debt" payments continue to be made thereafter and are not added to the main running total.
Tinworkers £3 3s Internal Samuel Tuck Tinman two Weeks Saly.
Total £578 15s 11d