Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Tickets to be had of Shuter at Number 2, in
Martlet Court,
Bow St. Covent Garden; and of
Mr Sarjant, Book-Keeper. Charges: #65 2s. [Profits to Shuter #150 6d., plus #70 11s. from tickets (Box 233; Pit 82).] Paid
Miss Elliott the balance of her two nights Jan. 13 and Feb. 18, #90 13s. 6d. and gave her as a present from
the managers by deducting
the charge of
the Farce for her 2nd night, Feb. 18th, #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #215 2s. 6d. (Account Book). About 5 with great difficulty got into
the Pit at
Covent Garden to see...
the benefit for
Mr Shuter. Stood all night at
the bottom of
the Pit in a most disagreeable situation, though I saw very well and heard too, unless when prevented by
the noise on occasion of which Shuter very smartly applied
the Passage, But if we all speak toge
ther, how shall we hear one ano
ther," and again when a great noise was made about someone in
the Gallery, he cried 'Give him a knock o'
the head and make him quiet,' and ano
ther bawling Silence," he cried Silence, Silence why don't you be quiet.'At
the end of Act II,
the Cries of London', with additions by Shuter. In going off he shook his head on hearing it encored, but was oblig'd to comply by repeating
the greater part. End of Opera Shuter entertained us with his
Serious, Comic Post-Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris, to hear which was a principal reason of my not dining at
Holliss's.
The Barber in
the Upholsterer inimitably played by
Woodward (
Neville MS Diary)