Tuesday 1 December 1807

Plays

Performances
The Provoked Husband; or, A Journey to London, The Blind Boy
Event Type
Standard
Revenue
Unknown
Available Revenue
N/A
Capacity
0%
Beneficiary(ies)
N/A
Commanded by
N/A
Requested by
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Notes
Principal characters in The Provoked Husband: Lord Townly, Mr Kemble; Sir Francis Wronghead, Mr Munden; Mr Manly, Mr Murray; Squire Richard, Mr Simmons; Lady Townly, Miss Brunton; Lady Grace, Miss Eolton; Lady Wronghead, Mrs Davenport; Miss Henny, Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Motherly, Mrs Emery
Principal characters in The Blind Boy: Mr Murray; Mrs C Kemble; Mr Brunton; Mr Fawcett; Miss Bristow; Miss Norton
Afterpiece: music, scenery, machinery, dresses, and decorations are entirely new
Overture and Music by Mr Davy

Business

Income

Total N/A

Expenditure

Category Amount Payment Type A/c book entry Notes
Oil £400 External Messrs. Enderby on Acct of Oil 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.
Glass £160 External Mr. Cobbit / Glazier / 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.
Plumbing £136 7s External Mr. Edwards / Plumber / 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.
Clothing Material (Haberdashery) £100 External Mr. Charlesworth / Haberdasher / in full 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 (Wool) £100 External Mr. Elam / Woollen Draper / 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.
Artificial Flowers £100 External Mr. Huggins for Artificial Flowers 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.
Lighting (Other) £51 6s 6d External Messrs. Phillips & Co. for Lamp Chimnies 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 Mr. Hammiston / 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.
Carving and Gilding £5 2s External Mr. Steadman / Japanner / in full 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 £1,372 3s 2d