*p1750 01 20 dl The Orphan. ^As17491211^.*a1750 01 20 dl A Duke and no Duke. ^As17500115^.*b1750 01 20 dl <i>SSavoyard Travellers</i>. ^As17500118^.*c1750 01 20 dl By Particular Desire. Paid salary list #305 15s. 6d.; $Mrs Hobson= a bill 14s. 9d.; Paid $Mr Mattocks= as per order #1 1s.; Paid $Mr Cartony= for 12 yds. silver lace #9 12s.; Bought 12 lbs. Lampwicke #1 (Treasurer's Book). Next Monday will be reviv'd a Comedy (not acted these 30 years) call'd <i>Friendship in Fashion</i>, written by $Otway=. Receipts: #160 ($Cross=); #162 6s. (Treasurer's Book). <i>Daily Advertiser</i>: To Mr W-d, Sir, After the many defeats you have already suffer'd in the Mimical War between us, to which <i>Ireland</i> as well as <i>England</i> have been laughing witnesses; I was greatly surpris'd to hear that you again intended to provoke my future vengeance, by dressing at me in the character of <i>Malagene</i>r, which you are to perform in the reviv'd play <i>Friendship in Fashion</i>. Whatever you may think, Mr W-d, these public exhibitions of particular persons by no means become the dignity of the stage, & though a disorder in my Finances may occasionally have urged me to some Pleasant attacks in this way, yet give me leave to say, I never was abandoned enough to think 'em justifiable...Your intended attack on me...as the character you are to represent is...indeed not that of the most nice Morality; who knows but that...some may cry, "Tis he from head to Foot." As you are sensible this would be doing me great Injustice, & in my present circumstances might be particularly injurious to me, I expect you will alter the Design.