Event Comment: Receipts: #109 15s. 6d. Bill setter's bill paid, #3 15s. 6d. [Miss Brent enter'd the 8th ins. at 13s. 4d. per night. Mr and Mrs Tariot enter'd ditto at 5s. each per night. Mrs Stephens advanc'd to 5s. per night.

Event Comment: Receipts: #118 16s. Paid Gum carpenter's bill #12. Paid Hull 16 nights from 24 Sept. at 6s. 8d. per night: #5 6s. 8d. Paid Mr Sanders 6 nights from the 13th inst. at 13s. 4d. per night: #4. [By this date Rich shows an income of #1,809 and an expenditure of #1, 541, holding a profitable balance of #268.

Event Comment: Farce not so much hiss'd (Cross). This month published A Defence of Mr Garrick in Answer to the Letter Writer [See 13 Oct.], 37 pp. [Closes with the paragraph: "Nor need I take notice of your accusation against the manager for his neglect in the Decorations of the Scenery, since it is notorious to everyone who has eyes, that the scenes at Drury Lane are as well adapted to the Representations, and as well executed, as any Covent Garden can boast of (though you are pleased to assert the contrary) Pantomimical Decorations not excepted."] Receipts:#100 (Cross)

Event Comment: Receipts: #111 5s. 6d. Paid Mr Patterson [Tallow chandler] four bills from 24 Sept. 1759: #56 13s

Event Comment: Benefit for the Unhappy Sufferers by the late Dreadful Fire that happened in King Street, Covent Garden. Places for boxes to be taken, and tickets to be had of Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door of the Theatre; where, if any persons are so charitably disposed as to send more than the price of the ticket, a receipt will be given him to the person who brings it. And the profits arising from such Benefit Play, will be paid into the hands of the Church Wardens of St Paul's, cg, and St Martins in the Fields, to be distributed by them for the purposes intended. And as there has been no interest made for this benefit, more than arose from the Advertisements in the public Play-Bills, it is hop'd the Inhabitants of the above parishes will favour this charity with their personal appearances at the said Theatre this Night. Receipts: #128 13s. in cash plus #42 5s. (169 Box tickets). Total Income #170 18s. Charges #64

Event Comment: Was at Drury Lane to see The Desart Island & the Way to Keep Him two new pieces wrote by Mr Murphy, the latter pleas'd me but the first quite the reverse (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 70)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 13s. 6d. Paid Ledley for 20 dozen Wax Candles #31; Paid Mr Richards for painting the Slaughter House, Ox &c. [See The Fair, 10 Dec. 1759] #10 10s

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 1s. Paid John Rich on account #10 10s.; Lent Mr Buck #5 5s. and paid him for tambourines #1 4s

Event Comment: Receipts: #132 0s. 6d. Paid Kemp #9 12s.; Meares #1 10s.; Mr Day (turner) #12 1s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) three bills to 11 Feb., #54 8s. 8d. Was at Covent Garden Gallery with Sir Harriott to see the Jovial Crew and Duke and No Duke. I met Legyt, Piggot, Bettenson there & got home by 10 (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Event Comment: PPublic Advertiser: In the afternoon died Mr Richard Cross, Prompter to the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, whose Abilities in his Station were equal to any in the Theatre, and whose Integrity would have done credit to any Profession

Event Comment: Never Acted before. A Tragedy [By John Home]. I went to my Office and then slept [?] in at Drury Lane w here I see Mr and Miss Hayes, Lady Lindores who I see into a coach, I slept in at Covent Garden Gallery before the play, but see nobody I knew so I would not stay, otherwise I would have went out as I had set my mind on the Beggar's Opera for once more, but waived it all & went to my Office (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Event Comment: Composed by Mr Smith. The Oratorio published. Price 1s. Altered and adapted to the stage from Milton by Benjamin Stillingfleet

Event Comment: Receipts: #184 7s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Meares 15s.; Richards (painter) a bill #5s; Mr Bedcot (wax chandler) #5; Hewetson (laceman) #65 7s

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. Ladies send sevants by 3 o'clock. Mrs Hamilton is obliged to change her Farce on account of Miss Brent's indisposition. Receipts: #85 10s. 6d. in cash, plus #161 1s. from tickets (Boxes 230; Pit 481; Gallery 314). Total income #246 11s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. Paid Stede a bill for writing #10 13s. 6d. Paid Mr Long for 3 dozen drums #2 14s. [To the house charges this season Rich adds extras: candles (wax) #1 5s.

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. No building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Afterpiece: A Ballad Farce Reviv'd. Receipts: #82 5s. 6d. in cash, plus #187 1s. from tickets (Boxes 399; Pit 492; GGalllery 135). Total #269 6s. 6d. Charges #63. [Mr Smith found his own candles.

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Part of the Pit railed into Boxes and Stage will be formed into Amphitheatre, where servants will be admitted to keep places. Afterpiece: Farce of Two Acts never before acted. [MacMillan lists the characters from the Larpent MS and points out that no indication of assignment appeared: Sir John Bayfield , Sir Charles Freelove , Sir James Trueman , Mr Lovenight , Captain Squander , Lady Bayfield , Miss Croston , Lady Di Clatter , Miss Gibberish , Mrs Lovenight , Miss Prue , Mrs Goodfellow , and servants . Two deputy licensers seem to have been operating at this time, for Garrick sends his plays to Edward Capel, and Rich his to Chetwyn.