Event Comment: Post Season Accounts. Receiv'd from Vincent for Music Forfeits #24 8s. 4d. Expended: To Fisher for Music for Harlequin's Jubilee #26 5s. 30 May: Paid to Foulis for writing out Music #34 9s. 2 June: Paid to Shove for paper for Music #7 1s. Paid to Arnold for composing #61 19s. 15 June: Paid Kirkman for tuning Harpsichord #19 12s. Paid Simpson (hautboy) for special performances #67 4s

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Juliet by Mrs Morland from the Norwich Theater a thin small figure too long a waist--wants power has a small impediment in her Speech she may be useful but never Capital--Pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Morland the late Miss Westray (O. Smith) (Winston MS 10)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these two Years, the Interlude but once these 30 years. [See 4 May 1769.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire and for the last time this Season (playbill), but see 1 May 1771

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. Afterpiece: Not acted in 8 years [see 17 May 1762]; written by Dr Smollett

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: (Never Perform'd) alter'd from Gay [The Distress'd Wife].Afterpiece: (By Particular desire and for the last time this season). Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock. [See afterpiece again on 6 May.

Event Comment: Benefit for Garton (Treasurer). Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 11 May 1762.

Event Comment: Benefit for Keen and Wright. Tickets deliver'd by Philips will be taken. [For Philips' first dance, see 7 May 1754.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 21 May 1770.] Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s.; 8 extra trumpets 6 nights 20th incl. #18 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Alterations and additions to the afterpiece in form of a Trip to Naplesv. Includes two views of the eruption of Vesuviusv [a display used afterwards in Harlequin's Invasionv 19 March]. Theatrical Review, 26 Dec.: The Witches; or a Trip to Naples,...one of those Mummeries, in which the carpenters, painters and taylors belong1ng to the theatre are the principal projectors; who torture dull brains to furnish out most contemptible pieces of entertainment...the disgrace of the English stage. This what-shall-we-call-it...now reviv'd with alterations and the addition of two new scenes, viz. two views of Mount Vesuviusv: the first of which represents a Vulcano burning at a distance, and is reflected by the water in the bay of Naplesv. The second is a nearer land view of the Mounts, and represents the manner in which the Lava is thrown out whenever an eruption happens; the torrents of the lava, like a river of liquid fire, falling into a cascade from a rock. As far as carpenters and painters are concerned, these additional scenes seem to be well executed, but whether the resemblance is exact, we cannot pretend to say; though we suppose it is. Be this as it may we cannot help thinking, the terrific ideas these scenes naturally raise in the mind, must defeat every intention of giving pleasure, and consequently afford less satisfaction to curiosity than a written account of that Vulcano, or any descriptive drawing of it. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6d. Receipts: #235 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 18 May 1770.] Paid Cipriani (painter) #63 (Account Book). [Apparently his price for painting the taking of the Bohemian Standard at the battle of Cressyv. See 20 Jan.] Receipts: #163 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid Messrs Cropley and Hart for men's cloaths, #13 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Kemble Diary notes this as Burton's last performance. He died in May.] Receipts: #220 (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 8 May 1767.] Receipts: #109 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: The Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 11 May 1770.] Receipts: #126 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece; We suppose it was reviv'd for the purpose of introducing a new scene, viz. a representation of the wonderful and surprizing feats lately performed at Stockwell in Surrey, by an invisible agent, who, we apprehend is very nearly related to the celebrated Cock-Lane Ghost of famous Memory. [See 28 Jan. 1762.] We cannot help considering it a lucky hit and we hope it will meet with encouragement, as the turning the transactions of the Stockwell Conjurer into ridicule may prevent that mysterious affair making improper impressions on the minds of the ignorant and superstitious. When considered in this light, the additional scene must be acknowledged to have merit, and, we confess, it is extremely well conducted to produce risibility (Theatrical Review, II, p. 85). [See notice of the additional scene 1 Feb. and see An Authentic...Narrative of the Astonishing Transactions at Stockwell...on the 6th and 7th days of January, 1772, containing a series of the most surprising...events that ever happened (London, 1772), with the cryptic comment upon it in the Gentleman's Magazine, Feb., p. 84, A new edition of the Cock-Lane Ghost, altered from the original of Miss Fanny, with additions but no amendments." The Gentleman's Magazine (Historical Chronicle for 6 Jan.) mentions the explosion of two powder-mills on Hounslow Heath: About the time explosion was felt at London, some families at Stockwell were terrified with the ratting and braking of their china, which they attributed to a preternatural cause. A Lady of fortune was so firmly Persuaded that some invisible agent was concerned, that she discharged her maid, whom she suspected of having an intercrouse with the wicked spirit; and when she was gone, as no mischief ensued, consoled herself that she had rid of so dangerous an intimate." See also bill for 8 Feb.] Rec'd from Condell on account of Fruit rent #20. Paid Dall on account of his salary #50 (Account Book). Receipts: #202 8s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 Years. [See 6 May 1771.] Paid Mrs Yates, the Balance of the Author's 3 Nights of Zobeide #237 19s. Paid one year's Rector's Rate for theatre due Xmas last #8 15s.; and Watch rate #17 10s. Paid one year's Rector's rate for House in Bow Passage 6s. 3d.; and watch for same 12s. 6d. Paid Mrs Keys for a gold and silver sack coat #14 14s. (Account Book). Receipts: #148 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. With alterations and two additional scenes from Harlequin Skeleton and Mother Shipton. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. [See 1 May 1767.] Charges #66 8s. 6d. Profit to Woodward #137 12s. 6d., plus #56 5s. from tickets (Boxes 225). Paid 1!2 year's water rent due Xmas last #2 (Account Book). Receipts: #204 1s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 15 May 1765.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 6 April 1771.] Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #67 6s. 6d. Profit to Smith #51 9s. 6d. plus #153 2s. from tickets (Box 427; Pit 205; Gallery 106) (Account Book). Receipts: #118 16s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 26 May 1770.] Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges #67 17s. 6d. Profit to Bensley #82 7s., plus #62 13s. from tickets (Box 244; Pit 11). Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #105 18s.; Whitefield for Cloaths made #57 10s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) #32 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #150 4s. 6d. (Account Book)