Samuel Lazar - financial papers relating to theatre management, ca. 1849-1879

B 108 ; B 594

series

ca. 1849-1850, 1875, 1879

430603

2 volumes - 0.05 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Textual Records - (printed)

B 108
I. Salaries Paid
26 May 1849 - 29 Nov. 1850; Entries include date, signature, amount, and totals [there is no evidence as to the name of the theatre company]
II. Brisbane, Balance Sheets & Salary Sheets (Call No.: B 108)
17 Nov. - 15 Dec. 1879;
Balance sheets includes dates, current expenses (such as advertising, printing), receipts, amounts, totals.
Salary sheets include amounts received and signatures of employees
Thyme's share of takings
Queensland Programmes
Petty Cash. S. Lazar Dr [debit] to Thyme
Brisbane Receipts and Subscription Tickets (Call No.: B 108 )
B 594
RECEIPTS
18 Feb. - 26 May 1875; Entries include date, description, and amount (Call No.: B 594)
DAY BOOK
11 Jul. 1853 - 12 Aug. 1854; Contains unfinished pencil sketches of men, dates, list of expenses (including jewellery, "slops", clothing, opera tickets), and amounts. Some lists are debited to individuals and there is a receipt of monies received from John Lazar, Adelaide.

Arranged by subject

B 108 -
There is no internal evidence as to the provenance of this item or the name of the theatres. Previously attributed to Samuel Lazar by the Mitchell Library.
Two notebooks are bound into this volume.
The first part of this volume probably consists of salary receipts of performers in Adelaide. The second part comprises material from Brisbane.
B 594 -
Only the stubs or butts of the receipts remain.
The original volume was rebound into new covers at an unknown date. The present front cover is the original boards and bears several miscellaneous notes and dates as well as letter in Hebrew.
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover of B 108.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on front endpaper of B 108.
"D.S.M." initals on back endpaper of B 594.

"Theatrical Receipts" embossed on spine of B 108.
"Lazar and Co. March 1875 Sydney N.S.W." is stencilled on front cover of B 594.
"Day Book" is handwritten on front cover, "Samuel Lazar" signed on the reverse, and "Victoria Lazar" on front endpapers of B 594.