Event Comment: Benefit
for Shuter. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of several persons of Distinction, to be added
for that night only.
Neville MS Diary:
Covent Garden Theatre after being shut up
for the season was open'd tonight as a high favour to Shuter...Be
fore [the farce] the Gods having call'd
for the Music to play
Roast Beef, would not suffer the play to begin till their request was complied with. They pelted
Davies and
Hull, who appeared
first, with orange skins, crying Off, Off'...Glad Shuter had a good house. He is an excellent comedian and is said to have a good heart. [The income
for this night not listed in the Account Books. On 10 June however, the treasurer received from Shuter #10 '
for the renters
for the night of his benefit," and #1 13s. 9d.
for oyl that night. On 20 July the treasurer received from Shuter #43 15s.
for tickets
for his
first benefit, and #1 4s. 1 1!2d. in money, along with #20
for his second benefit." On July 22, the treasurer paid "to sundry Creditors of Mr Shuter as per Receipt Books #245 4s. 1 1!2d., and to
Mr Wilford by order of Shuter #60, and to
Beard #26 16s." N.B. On Wednesday 1 July The sum of #60,000 was this day paid down
for the purchase of the Theatre Royal in
Covent Garden, pursuant to agreement. The patentees are Messieurs
Colman,
Harris,
Rutherford and
Powell"--
Gentleman's Magazine, p. 379.