Event Comment: Paid Younger #6 9s. 7d. for writing parts, and #2 2s. for a license for Timanthes (Account Book). Receipts: #173 12s

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A tragedy [by John Hoole] never performed. Paid Williams for performing the Bells 3 nights #1 2s. 6d.; Paid Gard and Singleton each 7s. 6d. for performing 3 nights in the Lyon (Account Book). [Mainpiece reviewed in the Freeholder's Magazine, March.] Receipts: #227 6s. 6d

Event Comment: Author's night. Charges #70 6s. 6d. Balance due author #147 18s. (Account Book). Receipts: #218 4s. 6d

Event Comment: TTimanthes still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #197 4s

Event Comment: Rec'd from Condell for Fruit Rent #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #212 16s. 6d

Event Comment: Sixth Night. For the Author of Timanthes. Charges #69 11s. 6d. Balance to Author #180 12s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #250 4s

Event Comment: Paid Hoole balance of his 2nd night for Timanthes #180 12s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #225 8s. 6d

Event Comment: Ninth Night. For the Author. Charges #69 5s. 6d. Balance to author #104 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #173 11s. 6d

Event Comment: Paid Hoole his balance for 3rd night of Timanthes #104 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #212 10s

Event Comment: Books of the Entertainment [i.e., of The Spanish Lady] to be had at the theatre. The Comedy of Man and Wife cannot be perform'd, on account of Mr Shuter's hoarsness. Receipts: #202 6s. 6d

Event Comment: Paid Miss Lawrence for walking 24 nights in Harlequin's Jubilee #3; Paid Mrs Bates for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #203 3s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 7 May 1766.] Charges #74 4s. Balance to Woodward #82 7s. plus income from 190 Box tickets, #47 10s.; Paid Williams 3 nights performing the Bells, #1 2s. 6d., and Gard & Singleton 3 nights for perfoming in the Lyon 7s. 6d. each (Account Book). Receipts: #156 11s

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Pit and Boxes laid together where servants will be allowed to keep places. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken places in the Pit, are humbly desired to come as early as posible, for their own conveniency, and to prevent trouble in getting to their seats. Charges #66 5s. Balance to Mrs Yates #39 18s., plus income from 713 Box & Pit seats (laid together for price purposes) #178 5s. Paid Miss Atkinson and Miss Pope for walking 12 nights in Man & Wife; 26 Nights in Harlequin's Jubilee; 12 Nights in Timanthes #6 5s. each. Paid Mrs Warwell for walking 12 nights in Man & Wife #1 10s.; Paid Miss Lawrence and Mrs Bates 5s. each for walking 2 nights in Harlequin's Jubilee (Account Book). Receipts: #106 3s

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. To prevent confusion Servants are desired to be at the theatre by 4 o'clock. Charges #73 19s. Balance to Smith #62 3s. plus income from tickets #141 9s. (Box 413; Pit 162; Gallery 139). Paid Miss Potts for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #1 10s. and Mrs Morris for walking 26 nights in Harlequin's Jubilee #3 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 2s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Shuter #109 8s., plus #85 17s. from tickets (Box 200; Pit 239). Woodward, Mrs Yates and Smith paid their balances (Account Book). Receipts: #174 3s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Charges #64 18s. Balance to Yates #46 12s., plus #96 3s. from tickets (Box 351; Pit 56) (Account Book). Receipts: #111 2s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Charges #68 14s. Balance to Bensley #81 17s. plus #63 13s. from tickets (Box 221; Pit 56). Balances to Shuter and Yates paid (Account Book). Receipts: #150 11s

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: Never Acted There. [Thomas Southerne's play adapted by Garrick. See bill 4 May.] Afterpiece: With New Introduction and Conclusion [see Harlequin Statue or the Jealous Farmer Outwitted, 20 May 1765] but with Music, Scenes and Decorations adapted to the whole. Charges #65 6s. Balance to Mrs Bellamy #53 6s. plus #113 4s. from tickets (Box 316; Pit 228) (Account Book). Receipts: #118 12s

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Charges #64 12s. Balance to Mrs Mattocks #37 6s. plus #67 12s. from tickets (Box 199; Pit 119). Paid Mr Simpson for wine &c. for the Orchestra at rehearsals of musical performances #5 5s. Mrs Bellamy's balance paid (Account Book). Receipts: #101 18s

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Dyer #22 11s. plus #158 6s. from tickets (Box 434; Pit 232; Gallery 150) (Account Book). Receipts: #87 6s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Come as early as possible to avoid confusion. Charges #64 10s. Balance to Miss Macklin #79 18s., plus #146 from Tickets (584 Box & Pit at one price of 5s. each); Paid Mr Monk #2 12s. 6d. for mending the Owl & a new Spring (Account Book). [The bonus value of the benefit to an actor or member of the company staff may be seen when one considers that Miss Macklin's regular salary was #7 per week, or about #28 per month. On this one benefit performance she made a profit in book value equal to her previous eight month's salary. Book value because the Account Book records, for the tickets which she delivered, only the face value of 5s. each. It is probable that many a wealthy theatre-goer gave her on this occasion, by way of appreciation for the pleasure of her performances, much more than the face value of the ticket.] Receipts: #144 8s

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Charges #76 14s. Balance to Mattocks #76 17s. plus #100 1s. from tickets (Box and Pit 387; Pit 22). [Charges high because of extra music (#7 7s.; extra wardrobe #1 17s.; kettle drum & extra chorus singers #3 5s.).] (Account Book). Receipts: #153 8s

Event Comment: Receiv'd of Messrs Toms and Arnold for the use of the Organ this season #21; and for coals burnt at the Oratorios #2 2s. (Account Book). [There were 11 oratorio's. The average cost per night for heating the theatre these spring months would seem to have been about 3s. 9d.] Receipts: #157 5s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Charges #73. Balance to Mrs Bulkley #40 15s. 6d. plus #122 19s. from tickets (Box 329; Pit 226; Gallery 68) (Account Book). Receipts: #113 15s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. Charges #69 19s. 6d. Deficit to Mrs Thompson #14 1s. 6d. covered by income from tickets (barely) #17 2s. (Box 21; Pit 79) (Account Book). Receipts: #55 18s