Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. By Desire. A burlesque Tragedy. The whole to be dressed after the Quaerumanian manner (Daily Advertiser)

Event Comment: At the Great Til'd Booth, Blackheath (Daily Advertiser)

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Blackheath. This is the Company that performed The Recruiting Officer last Tuesday (Daily Advertiser)

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d. Benefit for Bruodin and Mrs Hutton. The Play will be decently conducted, being thoroughly rehears'd, and the Performers exceeding perfect. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Event Comment: The Play of Hamlet is oblig'd to be deferr'd. [An extra notice appeared in the General Advertiser: This evening the Play of the Provok'd Wife will be perform'd at Drury Lane, the parts of Sir John and Lady Brute to be performed by Garrick and Mrs Pritchard."] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular desire. [Afterpiece call'd Merlin in the Treasurer's Account Book, but listed as Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton in the General Advertiser.] Receipts: #58 10s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Bullock, under confinement in the Fleet Prison, in order to procure his Enlargement. A concert, etc. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Event Comment: This is to acquaint the Publick that the Famous Turk Carata, who has already had the honour to entertain the town with his surprising Exercises on the SLACK ROPE, is arrived with a numerous company of Turks, Men and Women, and that he is to perform Tuesday the 31st Instant, at the New Theatre in the Haymarket. There will be dancing and music after the Turkish manner (General Advertiser). [His charges were: Box, 5s.; Pit, 3s.; Gallery, 2s. See notes for 29 Sept., and 23 Dec.] Receipts: #90 8s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hoper. The Second Night. Mrs Hoper's Prologue to the Town, By a Friend: @Tonight a Female author heads the stage@Warm'd by the grand productions of the age;@To shine among the modern Bards aspires,@As the Moon glisters midst the lesser fires:@Pants to be rank'd with Sapho, Phillips, Behn@And prove that women write as well as Men.@Bold in the drama's cause, attacks the fashion@Where Novelty appears the reigning passion,@With drooping spirits draws the Tragic Queen@Like your fine ladies troubled with the spleen:@Nor trusts her meaning to the strolling Elf@But represents the character herself.@ [Suggests her friends reproved her for turning player, but she thought it more honorable than going into debt.] @The Stage is innocent and brings no shame@Unless the players are themselves to blame@'Twas meant as Virtue's School;--Tis no disgrace@To act a virtuous part, in any Place.@ [Closes with appeal to audience to be charitable to "this firstling of her quill, to support her generously with applause. See Daily Advertiser.

Event Comment: Comedie du M de Moliere. There was a Riot again at the New Haymarket (Daily Advertiser, 17 Nov.)

Event Comment: We hear there are Orders given to the City Officers, not to permit (on any Account) the Play Bills for the French Company to be fixed up in their Liberties (General Advertiser)

Event Comment: Whereas it has been industriously given out in order to prejudice Mr Barry, that he has frequently of late refused to act, when his health would have permitted; He takes this opportunity of assuring the publick, whose favour it is his highest ambition to deserve, that he scorns to make use of tricks or Evasions of this kind, and that nothing but real illness has, or shall ever oblige him to decline his duty as an actor (General Advertiser). Receipts: #130 (Cross); #144 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Libretto-Goldoni; Music-Ciampi; first performance in England. An Opera...Pit & Boxes 8s. Gallery 4s. To begin exactly at six. This Opera was advertised for the King's Theatre on Saturday last, by Mistake (General Advertiser)

Event Comment: No performance because of the Indisposition of a principal Actor (General Advertiser)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Plummer. Mainpiece: By particular desire of Several Ladies and Gentlemen. A cheesemonger announced that his distresses arose from [an] unperformed engagement with the late manager of Drury Lane (Winston MS 7). Mr Plummer being reduced to great distress, by some unfortunate engagements for a late manager of Drury Lane Theatre, has obtained the Indulgence of a Benefit Night, and humbly hopes the Favour of the Publick on so charitable an occasion will effectually make it such, especially as it is the last time he intends to give them the like trouble (General Advertiser). Receipts: #40 5s. 6d

Event Comment: The words of the Entertainment will be sold at the theatre for 6d. a book. Paid Cross for Licenser #2 2s.; for 5 Chorus singers #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). On Wednesday next will be Publish'd (at 2s. 8d. sew'd, 3s. bound) the 2nd Edition corrected, with an additional chapter by Mr Allworthy, &c. relating to Plays in general, and the French playhouse in particular, The History of Tom Jones the Foundling, in his Married State. Printed for J. Robinson. N.B. The additional chapter is given gratis to the purchasers of the former edition (General Advertiser). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #95 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Norton 3 Chorus 15s.; Mr Knight for lamps &c. #10 11s.; for 15 lbs lampwick #1 5s.; Paid Leviez (Ballet Master) a bill as per order #13 19s., and ditto on a Note as per order #34 3s. (Treasurer's Book). We hear Mrs Pritchard, that justly celebrated Actress, is much recovr'd of her late illness, and we are in hopes that she will be able in a short time to perform again at Drury Lane (General Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #153 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: MMrs Pritchard recover'd (General Advertiser). Paid loan to Mrs Berkley on note per order #4; Norton, 3 Chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #97 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). Prince & Princess of Wales & ye Children (Cross). Paid for wax lights for the Prince 15s. 7d.; Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax & Brickdust 4s. 5d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #176 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Pittard (Daily Advertiser)

Event Comment: Last night the Play of the Tempest, as alter'd from Shakespear by Dryden, was performed at Drury Lane, when the Music, Dances, and whole performance met with uncommon applause. By particular desire again tonight (General Advertiser). Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #18 17s. 3d.; Gave Xmas Box to King's Footmen #2 2s.; to his Chairmen #2 2s.; and to Smith's man 2s. 6d.; Norton 5 chorus #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). The Play of Hamlet is oblig'd to be deferr'd till tomorrow. Receipts: #100 (Cross); #99 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: At the Blue-Boar Inn, Holborn. By particular Desire. A Concert, etc. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. (Daily Advertiser)

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Tickets for the Boxes may be had fo Mr Rush, in Porter St, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door (General Advertiser). Paid Blandford (Talow Chandler) #18 8s.; Knight, Lampman #9 1s.; Mrs Reynolds for wax and Brick dust 4s. 7d.; for a Point d'Espagne Hat for Sowdon #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Treasurer's Book)