Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Wathen had 1st appeared in London at Lord Barrymore's private theatre, Savile Row, 22 July 1790.] Morning Herald, 16 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Morning Herald, 23 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Event Comment: [Richardson was from the Richmond theatre.) Receipts: #200 8s. 6d. (191/14/0; 8/14/6)

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; CO 3, author unknown. Music selected from Dr Arnold, Storace, et al. MS: Larpent 996; not published]: Altered from THE COQUET of [Charles] Molloy. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 1@2 yrs Kings Taxes for Theatre #84 2s. 6d. Receipts: #146 3s. 6d. (140.3.6; 6.0.0)

Event Comment: By Desiire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [European Magazine, Dec. 1790, p. 468, says that this was Mrs Ferguson's 1st appearance in London; she was from the Richmond theatre.] Receipts: #205 5s. (202.8.6; 2.16.6)

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece: By particular permission, for that night only. Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho, and of Rice at the Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Maiesties. "A most dreadful accident happened this evening; no less than fifteen persons were crushed to death at the opening of the pit door" (Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1794, p. 87). [This accident gave rise to many speculations and suggestions as to the necessity of instituting easier and safer means of access to the various theatres. But little was ever done about it. Sec HAY, 4 Feb.]

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MD 1, by John Cartwright Cross]. The Overture and Musick by Reeve. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 24 Feb. 1794: This Day is published THE PURSE (1s.)

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. In addition to other precautions which have been already taken (as stated in former Advertisements), the Publick is most respectfully informed that the Doors will be opened this afternoon at Half an Hour after Four O'Clock; an extra-number of Peace-Officers will attend, to preserve order; and all possible means be adopted to prevent a pressure of Croud, and to insure the ease and accomodation of those Persons who visit the Theatre [and see 3 and 4 Feb.]

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill.] Paid King's Taxes for the theatre, &c., 1/2 year, #187 12s. 9d. Receipts: #328 0s. 6d. (324/9/6; 3/11/0; tickets and charge: neither listed)

Event Comment: Principal Violoncello by C. Ashley. Double Drums by R. Ashley. Trumpets by Sariant, Cantelo, Purney. Among the other Principal Instrumental Performers are Foster, Mahon, Boyce, Flack, Lavenu, John Sharp, Simpson, Gwilliam, Monro, Mich. Sharp, Wood, Warren, Wm. Sharp, Cobham, Cornish, Jenkinson, F. Sharp, Shutze, Lord, Woodham, J. Sharp, Franks, &c. With a Complete Set of Chorus Singers. The Whole under the Direction of Ashley. Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. 6d. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Money to be returned. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. Places to be had of Brandon at the Box Office in Hart-street. Books of the Performance, 6d. each, may be had at the Theatre. The Directors' Books have these words at the bottom of each title-page: "Printed by H. Madeish, Recorder-Office, Duke's-Court, Drury-lane."

Event Comment: 2nd piece: A Comic Opera; the music by Guglielmi. First time at this Theatre [1st performed at Naples, 1789, and in London at the Pantheon, 1 Mar. 1791]; reduced to I act

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Permssion of the Manager of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. The Overture and Music by Dr Arnold. Powell: Children in the Wood rehearsed at 10 (Bannister, Dignum, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bland absent); No Song No Supper at 11 (for Starace, Kelly, Leak, Dignum, Sedgwick); Distressed Mother at 12. Receipts: #385 7s. (310/1/6; 64/10/6; 10/15/0)

Event Comment: Powell: Kemble being indisposed from a violent Bruise in his Arm (during the several times of his playing the Part of Macbeth) so as to render him incapable of attending the Theatre this evening, an Apology was made by Wroughton, and the Prologue was omitted. [The playbill retains Miss Menage in afterpiece, but she] being at the Italian Opera this Evening, Master Chatterley play'd her part in the Children in the Wood. Henry VIII rehearsed at 10 (for Banks and Dignum; Packer ill); The Jew at 12 (for Miss Farren and Miss Tidswell). Receipts: #322 5s. 6d. (248/0/0; 67/15/0; 6/14/6; tickets not come in: 0/6/0)

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of the Mirza, Prince of Broach. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by Charles Dibdin; music by the author. MS: Larpent 1030; not published]: The Words of the Songs, &c. will be given at the different Doors of the Theatre. Tickets delivered for THE BEGGAR'S OPERA [Account-Book: by Heathcote, Bayzand, Egan, Pitt, Masters, Dick, Hall (carpenter), Doe, Goodwin] will be admitted. Receipts: #238 14s. 6d. (26/4/0; 3/17/6; tickets: 208/13/0)

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 6: 00. To begin at 7: 00 [same throughout season]. Places for the Boxes to be had of Rice at the Theatre. [Fawcett was from CG.]

Event Comment: [Miss Palmer, a daughter of John Palmer, was from the Edinburgh theatre.]

Event Comment: "Spectas, et tu Spectabere is the inscription over the curtain in the Little Haymarket Theatre. I was there on 29th [sic] July 1794: they gave a National opera, N. B. a piece in Scottish costumes. The men were dressed in flesh-coloured breeches, with white and red ribbons twisted round their stockings, a short, brightly-coloured, striped masons' apron, brown coat and waistcoat, over the coat a large, broad ensign's sash in the same style as the apron, and black cap shaped like a shoe and trimmed with ribbons. The women all in white muslin, brightly coloured ribbons in their hair, very broad bands in the same style round their bodies, also for their hats. They perform the same abominable trash as at Sadlers Wells. A fellow yelled an aria so horribly and with such exaggerated grimaces that I began to sweat all over. N. B. He had to repeat the aria. 0 che bestie!" (Haydn, pp. 294-95)

Event Comment: 3rd piece: The Overture and Music by Reeve. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre