Wednesday 11 November 1807

Plays

Performances
The Winter's Tale, The Flitch of Bacon
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
Unknown
Available Revenue
N/A - no receipts
Capacity
0%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
N/A
Notes
Principal characters in Winter's Tale: Leontes, Mr Kemble; Politenes, Mr Pope; Florizel, Mr C Kemble; Clown, Mr Liston; Autolycus, Mr Munden; Herminoe, Mrs Siddons; Perdita, Miss Norton; Paulina, Mrs C Kemble; Emiliia, Mrs Humphries

Business

Income

Total N/A

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Clothing Material (Haberdashery) £126 1s 6d External Messrs. Knight & Richards / Haberdashers in full Do [1805/6] The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Clothing Material (Lace) £109 External Mr. Hewetson / Laceman / in full for 1805/6 The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Candles (Wax) £300 External Mr. Penlington / Wax ch. / on Acct The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Construction £150 18s External Mr. Rust / Bricklay / in full for 1805/6 The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Glass £74 14s External Messrs. Hardy & Co. for Glass Ditto [in full for 1805/6] The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series. Presumably "Hardy" meant "Haedy".
Turnery £53 6s External Mr. Leader / Turner / in full 1805/6 The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Newspaper Advertisements £16 13s External Stamps in The Aurora The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Printing £200 External Mrs. Macleish / Printer / on Acct The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Renters' Shares £19 7s 8d External Sir D. Smith / Renter / The BL MS Eg. series of surviving Covent Garden account books does not cover the 1806-07 season, hence this season's expenses are taken from BL MS 29957, which falls into the series of less reliable and apparently later account books. Here, there is a separate list of expenses at the end of the season, with its own running total. At the end of this list is a total figure of £10744 0s 1d, with a note, "Paid out of the Receipts of 1807/8". No account books for 1807-08 survive, but a comparison with the 1805-06 season - for which both types of account book exist - show that these separate expenses would in fact have been recorded in the opening pages of 1807-08's account book in the BL MS Eg. series.
Total £1,050 2d