*p1759 05 01 dl The Orphan of China. ^As17590421^.*c1759 05 01 dl [This month published <i>Observations on the Use of Theatres</i>, their present regulations and possible improvements. Price 1s. Printed for $Cooper=. See review in <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i> (p. 232). Proposal is that the "conduct of theatrical entertainments be for the future taken under the care of the goverment, and a person of judgment and integrity appointed by the name of comptroller, or conductor of the stage, who alone shall determine what old plays shall be acted, and what new ones received; and who shall take charge of the money received, and defray the necessary expenses, accounting for the remainder to the public. The author seemingly $Dr John Hill=, lately (see 21 Dec. 1758) upset by the failure of his farce, <i>The Rout</i>. (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #108 ($Cross=); #122 6d. (<i>Winston MS 8</i>).