Event Comment: Paid Manager's draft in favor of Mr Highley (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #249 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Jos. Besford for Plumes for the Champion's Horse, &c. 10s.; Paid Mr Tomkyns & Co. a bill for wine at the practises last season #1 17s. 1d. (Account Book). Receipts: #164 19s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: [R+Rich's Register lists The Hermit as afterpiece.] Paid salary list 5 days at #72 6s. 8d. per diem, #361 13s. 4d.; Atkins not on list #1 7s. 6d.; Rollet on note #7 7s.; Vernon on note per order Mr L, #12 12s.; Bill for 2 suit Men's cloathes #15 15s. (Treasurer's Book). [See engagement contract for Guidetti (Private Correspondence of David Garrick, II, 454) arranged for in Paris by Jean Monnet in early August 1766. He was engaged as Premier Danseur and composer of Ballets at 150 Guineas a year plus "300 Livres argent de France" for travelling expenses. He was to dance for no other theatre without explicit permission from Garrick.] Receipts: #130 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid salary list 6 days at #72 8s. 4d. per diem #434 10s.; Mr Hopkins on note #28; Miss Reynolds to make up salary 18s. 4d.; Rec'd Stopages [i.e., forfeits from actors' wages for missing rehearsals, etc.] #3 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #254 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wilford for 10 nights rent money for the renters #100 (Account Book). Receipts: #160 3s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr French on account #50 [scene painter and maker of light props] (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #85 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: VViscomica to the Printer of the Public Advertiser: As burlettas have been laid aside some years, and they are a species of entertainment I am particularly fond of, as there is vivacity in the music, and great humour and satire in the performance, I was much pleased with the thoughts of being as well entertained as I had heretofore been; and more so when I found I could gain admittance to so good a place for hearing, for the trifling sum of three shillings; a place in which I never dared to shew my face before, not being on a footing with the riotous company that used to be admitted there, to attend their several masters' call; a nuisance, from which I rejoice the managers have at length, after so many hints and solcitations, found out a method to deliver their audience. I remember to have seen a darkish way down a flight of steps to a dismal winding staircase, which I was told led to the footman's gallery, and, supposing that the road I was to take on this occasion, was very agreeably undeceived by being shewn up about halfway to the five shilling gallery, and by a turn through an arch introduced to a new and convenient staircase leading to this region of the gods, where I was surprised to find myself arrived before I thought I was half-way up. The managers have indeed made this place very neat and commodious, by rendering the descent much less steep, lowering and matting the benches, painting and lighting the whole place; so that I found myself as much at my ease there, as in any other part of the house, and much better situated than I had expected; likewise, by their following Mr Garrick's example, in removing the pendant lustres, and lighting after the foreign manner, you have a full view of the whole stage; by which the magnificance appears greatly increased. The performance was beyond my expectations, as I think the performers excel any in their way which have appeared in this country; but I need not expatiates upon a subject the town in general have been, or I dare say will be, as good judges of as yours, &c

Event Comment: [From The London Evening Post: Married: Michael Arne, music composer and son of Dr Arne, to Miss Wright, a celebrated singer of Drury Lane Theatre."] Paid Mr Evans on Wardrobe acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #133 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Perry for walking 6 nights in the Coronation #1 10s.; Paid Mr Cooper, Printer #41 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #110 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Poor's rate for St Martin's half year to Midsummer last #20 4s.; Paid printer's bill #9 6s.; Mr Bensley on note #75 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #106 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wegg 3 quarter's rent due Mich. last past #52 10s.; Paid John Bottomly for scarlet cloath #4; Miss Berkley on note #11 11s. Rec'd stoppages #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Thespis publish'd at 2s. Receipts: #261 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr French #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 17s

Event Comment: Paid Michael Arne on his note #50; Blandford (tallow chandler's bill #45 12s.; Paid Mr Barber for Cloaths #14 14s.; Paid Hopkins for licensing two farces #4 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #114 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Hurst on Acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #182 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Highley on Acct #50; Salary list #436. 4s.; Woman dresser one week not on list 9s.; Mathews 2 weeks not on list #3; Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #211 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wilford for 40 nights Rent money #400 (Account Book). Receipts: #174 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Duquesney 3 weeks not on list #9; Paid salary list #437 14s.; Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #115 16s. (Treasurer's Book)