Pay sheet for the cast and backstage staff of 'HMS Pinafore', 15 November 1879
Payroll Record
15 November 1879 (made)
15 November 1879 (made)
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Pay sheet listing the salaries of cast and backstage staff for the original production of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore at the Opera Comique, for the week ending 15 November 1879.
The pay sheet lists the salaries of the principals, chorus and supernumeraries, the conductor, backstage and box office staff, and includes payment for bill posting and distributing. The total expenditure for the week was £370.16s.4d.
The pay sheet lists the salaries of the principals, chorus and supernumeraries, the conductor, backstage and box office staff, and includes payment for bill posting and distributing. The total expenditure for the week was £370.16s.4d.
Object details
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| Title | Pay sheet for the cast and backstage staff of 'HMS Pinafore', 15 November 1879 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | Pay sheet listing the salaries of cast and backstage staff for the original production of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore at the Opera Comique, for the week ending 15 November 1879 |
| Physical description | Manuscript pay sheet, folded, written in black ink with red underlinings, and dated 15 November 1879. The pay sheet lists the salaries paid to the principals, chorus and supernumeries, the conductor and the backstage staff. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte |
| Summary | Pay sheet listing the salaries of cast and backstage staff for the original production of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore at the Opera Comique, for the week ending 15 November 1879. The pay sheet lists the salaries of the principals, chorus and supernumeraries, the conductor, backstage and box office staff, and includes payment for bill posting and distributing. The total expenditure for the week was £370.16s.4d. |
| Other number | THM/73/1/9 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.2826-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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