Event Comment: Paid late Mr Brathwit's Bill for Mr Barry #10 7d.; 2 extra Flutes in The Genii, 10s.; Tabor & Pipes 3 nights this incl. #1 11s. 6d. Receipts: #178 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Lampmen #3 18s.; Tailors #11 2s. 10d.; Mantua Makers #3 14s. 6d.; Carpenters #16 15s. 6d.; Printer [of playbills] #19 5s. 6d. The Hypocrite and Christmas Tale in three Acts was advertised for to-morrow. This Morning at Rehearsal Lacy came and told Sheridan that he could not be off from his Agreement with Mr Langford and Captain Thomson. Sheridan told him, if he did agree, that he would withdraw himself from the Management of the Theatre--accordingly at eight this Evening he sent me with a Letter to Lacy confirming what he told him, and ordered me to receive my orders from Mr L and that he withdrew the Christmas Tale, as he had altered, for a Farce, it was his Property. This put us all into confusion--Sent to Mrs Abington to know if she would play in the Hypocrite, as it was advertised--Her answer was, that she had made her Agreement with Sheridan only, and would play under no other Manager. About twelve at night we got Richard the third settled, and sent Bills accordingly (Hopkins Diary). [For further remarks concerning this situation see 15 Oct.] Receipts: #173 6s

Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s.; Mrs Slaughter's Bill #9 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [The Public Ledger, 11 Dec., contains a three column discussion of the play Cymbeline.] Receipts: #133 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Norton 6 Chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). This Day is Publish'd at 6d. Remarks on the New Tragedy call'd The Roman Father, with a word to the Author. "When authors write such lively strains so sad,@They needs must make the honest Critic mad." By a Spectator. Sold by W. Reeve at Shakespeare's Head in Fleet St.; and A. Dodd at the Peacock opposite St. Clement's Church in the Strand. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #159 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid salary list five days #418 9s. 7d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct, #2 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #232 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Sarjant one-fourth year's salary to Lady Day last #10 (Account Book). Receipts: #206 9s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid 5 days salary list at #94 7s. 8d. per diem-#471 18s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #192 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid 5 days salary list #472 19s. 2d.; J. French on Acct #5 5s. Receipts: #194 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid salary list 4 days #377 4s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Tallow chandler's 7th bill #39 9s. 7d. Receipts: #184 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid 5 days salary list #525 1s. 3d.; Supernumeraries for the Jubilee #71 7s.; Ditto for the Jubilee this night #14 8s.; Tallow Chandler's 4th bill #50 13s. 1d. (Treasurer's Book). [N.B. at a rate of 2s. 6d. for walking in a pageant the Jubilee would seem to have required 115 supernumeraries this evening.] Receipts: #194 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Hallam a bill for writing parts &c., #2 12s. 17d. (Account Book). Receipts: #125 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid half year's Paving &c. for theatre due Mich last #18 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #209 14s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid half year's paving &c. due Mich. last #26 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #215 10s

Event Comment: Paid one year's insurance to Xmas next #15 (Treasurer's Book). [Copies of the annual insurance policies were extant in the Sun Insurance Office, 63 Theadneedle St. London, E. C. 2, as of Dec. 1951.] Receipts: #134 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid half year's paving &c. to Mich. last, #17 13s. 6d. Receipts: #138 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid for Weston a Debt &c. #16 1s. 8d. Receipts: #214 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mr Ridgeway, York-street, St. James's Square, having purchased the Copy of Pizarro, begs leave respectfully to inform the Public that this Drama is now in the Press, and will be published on Saturday next at twelve o'Clock. Receipts: #357 13s. 6d. (327.7.0; 30.3.6; 0.3.0)

Event Comment: Mr Ridgeway [see 26 June]...begs leave to inform the Public that on account of the great and unexpected demand the publication [of Pizarro] is unavoidably deferred till Monday next at twelve o'Clock. Receipts: #395 8s. 6d. (360.12.6; 34.1.0; 0.15.0)

Event Comment: Mr Reddish being a little out of his Senses he could not play Morcar in Matilda therefore notwithstanding the Bills were up for it we were oblig'd to change it to the West Indian & about Two o'clock we put up fresh Bills for West Indian and as Mrs Abington was not in humour to play at so Short Notice we were oblig'd to borrow Miss Barsanti to play Miss Rusport (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Rec'd Mrs Johnson's rent one year to Lady Day 1774 #6 (Treasurer's Book). Tragedy of Braganza is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday on account of Mrs Yates's indisposition. Receipts: #161 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for altering and mending a pair of black velvet breeches for Mr Wm. Smith, 1s. 6d.; For making a scarlet camblet frock, 8s.; for sewing silk, twist, buckram & stays, 4s. 6d.; for a velvet fall down collar, 3s. 6d.; 17 plain gilt buttons at 3d.-4s. 3d.; (MS list in Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Event Comment: Paid to Mr Hull the Balance of the Theatrical Fund, the 9th Instant...#98 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #225 15s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid Master Thomson, Chorus, 13 nights #3 5s.; Mr Squire Chorus, 14 nights #3 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #193 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Slaughter for paint dishes, #6; Mr Messink on Note #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #183 15s. (Treasurer's Book)