Event Comment: A new serious Opera. No Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered at the Office. Boxes Half a Guinea, Gallery 5s. By their Majesties Command no Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or in the Orchestra. The Gallery, Pit and Boxes to be opened at Five. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [A pasticcio.

Event Comment: A new Opera. Music by different masters

Event Comment: The New Comedy call'd the Platonic Wife, oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday

Event Comment: Benefit for Manzoli. The Music entirely new, composed by Giardini. On account of the great Demand for Gallery Tickets, Sig Manzoli is obliged to appropriate the Upper Gallery for this Night. Gallery, Pit and Boxes will be open at 4. To begin precisely at 6:30 p.m

Event Comment: A New Opera, the Musick by Dr Arne. [A general rehearsal had been put on for subscribers on Friday.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece with alterations and additions. [A song sung in the "New Scene in Harlequin's Invasion" appears in The Jester's Magazine, May 1766, p. 254. Harlequin enters with a Dancing Bear, and sings four stanzas in broken English about the advantages of dancing, for men, women, philosophers, and politicians. Harlequin's speech is Frenchified English.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. N.B. Love in a Village will not be acted after this evening, for a considerable time, on account of a new Musical Comedy which will be performed some Day this week. [See 6 Dec., The Summer's Tale.

Event Comment: [T+The Cobler prints a Card in the Public Advertiser commending G. F. Theatricus for his bold statement (6 Jan.) about the excellencies of seven dl actors. He takes issue with G. F. that Bensley will surpass Powell, but adds a "puff" for another new actress, Mrs Abington.

Event Comment: Author's Day. [Publication of the play announced in the Public Advertiser this day, along with the following "puff" by Censor Dramaticus: "Sir: I have just given the new comedy, the Double Mistake, its first reading, and must confess I never was better pleased at a first reading than at present: It is chaste, sententious and genteel in its dialogue, interesting in its plot, the characters all of consequence, strongly marked and happily kept up, and even the virtuoso entertaining without being tiresome. I heartily wish it success, and congratulate the author on such a production, which shows that virtuous principles in high life render the persons that possess them doubly charming, and add real grace and dignity to their appearance in public life....I hope I may be believed when I say I have not the most distant knowledge of the author, and that impartiality shall ever be, and ever was my constant plan in observations of this kind."

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 14 April 1758.] Characters New Dress'd

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 14 years. [See 5 March 1752.] Characters New Dress'd

Event Comment: Tomorrow, a New Comedy (never perform'd) call'd the Clandestine Marriage

Event Comment: GGarrick reported to be at [?] cg & that Powell & Holland had borrowed #25,000 at 5 0@0 interest to purchase Garrick's Share (Winston MS 9, from Burney news cuttings)

Event Comment: dialogue in The Public Advertiser, 3 March, comments on arrangement of the stage for an Assembly; dimensions are 60 feet wide, 110 feet long, and 35-40 feet high. It has been altered and enlarged recently, for the columns are new and the upper end grew narrow, says the other speaker.

Event Comment: Letter in the Public Advertiser from one ag who signed herself a 'Constant Reader': "Sir: As your correspondents sometimes favour us with Theatrical Observations, permit me, though a woman, to throw in my mite, not that I aspire to the character of a Critic...the reason I take up my pen is merely for the sake of information. A few evenings ago I was at the New Comedy of the Clandestine Marriage, where, I assure you I was greatly entertained; but at the conclusion of the last act, must own was not a little surprised to find Miss Sterling so much neglected, as I was at that instant wondering what kind of Apology Sir John would make her, when behold he stands close by her without saying a word; which in my opinion concludes the play too abruptly. The author indeed has not placed her in the most excellent light; yet as a Lady, and of Character, shall I say of Fortune too, some Apology on the Gentleman's side seems naturally to arise from the incidents of the piece. But perhaps I am mistaken, which I am the more willing to imagine from the known abilities of the ingenious authors. If any of your critical correspondents should think it worth their while to set me right in that Particular, it will be esteemed a favour." (Frances Street, March 5.

Event Comment: A new serious Opera, Music-Galuppi

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. New Farce never performed. Part of Pit laid into the Boxes