Event Comment: Paid B. Johnson's Head a bill #2 18s. 6d.; Paid Mr Johnston's bill for gilt leather #23 7s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #204 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: For the author. No Prologue or Epilogue. Paid Reynolds (oyl) bill #48 11s.; Powney (stationers) #8 17s. 5d.; Inns of Court their Christmas box #3 1s. 6d.; Mr Bibb (sword cutler) 3 bills #13 1s.; Vaughan (Haberdasher) #21 7s.; Mrs Amy Vaughan #1 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [This day at Noon will be publish'd. Price 2s. The Kellyad, or a critical examen into the merits of Thespis. By Louis Stamma. Who steals my purse..." Also publish'd this day The Anti-Thespis; or, a vindication of the principal performers belonging to Drury Lane Theater, from the false criticisms, illiberal abuse, and gross misrepresentations of the Author of Thespis. Players are the abstracts and brief chronicles of the times..."] Receipts: #73 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Nichol for wire lines #16 6s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #119 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never performed. Founded [by Thomas Hull] on a Play wrote by the late Sir Samuel Tuke [Adventures of Five Hours]. The Afterpiece: A Masque (perform'd but once) [by Thomas Hull], With New Music, Dresses and Scenery. The Music by Mr Bach. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre. Paid for The Perplexities #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #226 16s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Hood for half years new river water, due at Xmas last #10 15s. 4d. (Account Book). Receipts: #131 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: The Earl of Warwick deferred. Mrs Yates Ill. Paid Mr Wynn for leases #3 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [The lawyer who drew them.] This Day Publish'd The Rational Rosciad, on a more extensive plan than anything of the kind hitherto publish'd Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #144 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: The Third Day. For the Author. [Designated in the Account Book at Mr Bickerstaff's Night.] Charges #67 3s., Balance to Bickerstaff #68 18s. An extra charge this night was paid for the use of the Organ, 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 1s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: AAsh Wednesday. Publish'd this day. Price only 1s. Letters which have passed between John Beard Esq Manager of Covent Garden Theatre, and John Shebbeare, M.D. Wherefore I thus entreat with due Submission, Between the Bard and me you'd make decision, The whole now on your Approbation waits. Prologue to the Perplexities, sung by Mr Beard. Printed for G. Kearsly N.B. This Pamphlet is entered at Stationers Hall, whoever pyrates any part of it will be prosecuted. [This pamphlet of 50 pages is given a four-column review in the Gentleman's Magazine for March (p. 124). The controversy was over a play which Shebbeare submitted to Beard and which the latter finally rejected after holding it two seasons. Beard's letters are quoted. The reviewer is severe upon Shebbeare: Upon the whole for anything that has hitherto appeared, the managers of both theatre have rather been to blame for receiving some pieces that they should have rejected, than for rejecting any they should have received. No piece has yet been printed, by the rejection of which the managers have betrayed their trust, or neglected their duty to the public. There may be such pieces in manuscript, but, if there are, the most effective way of avenging the author on the manager is to print them, for the voice of the public would instantly and effecturally do justice to the writter...by compelling the representation.' Shebbeare was Joseph Pittard?]

Event Comment: The Maid of the Mill oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of indisposition of a principal performer. Rec'd of Mr Leverton (bricklayer), for overdrafts on the theatre #67 18s. 6d. and of Sarjant for Timber used at the houses in Bow St. and Hart St., charged to the Theatre account #16 14s. Paid Sarjant for part of a #5 2s. 6d. bill for Ironmonger's work done for the house in Bow Passage #1 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #148 1s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Martin for copying Music for 2 Dances in Love in the City #1 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #127 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Rec'd of Mr Condell for 45 Nights Fruit Rent #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #161 6s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Younger a Bill for Writing parts #3 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #200 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid from treasurer's funds #16 12s. for a Lottery Tickett No. 5,603. Paid for playing the Organ 9 nights in the Oxonian in Town #2 5s. (Account Book). [Colman seems to have been dissatisfied with Mrs Lessingham's performance, for the Harvard Extra Illustrated Vol. of Genest (opposite p. 185) contains a MS note dated Tuesday Morning: "Mrs Bulkley's compliments to Mr Hull, as she is ready in the part of Mrs Sullen he need not call any rehearsal on her account." Presumably this note was written to the prompter the following Tuesday (24 Nov.). The next performance this season of the Stratagem did not occur, however, until 22 April 1768, at which time Mrs Bulkley played Mrs Sullen, for the 1st time.] Receipts: #155 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there. Mr Colman's Night. Paid for Licensing the True Born Irishman #2 2s. (Account Book). [See The Irish Fine Lady 28 Nov.]. Receipts: #230 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: [T+Theatrical Monitor, No VI appeared this day with a blast, in the form of an occasional Epilogue, at the morals, language and plan of the Oxonian in Town. This was the first performance of Macklin's afterpiece in London. It had been played in Dublin. "Its curious idiom, half-brogue, and half Cockney, puzzled the audience, as did its highly topical Irish allusions. With his usual candor, Macklin observed: 'I believe the audience are right. (The play was withdrawn after this single performance.) There's a geography in humor as well as in morals, which I had not previously considered--'" Cooke, Macklin, p. 270. According to Kirkman, in his curtain speech Macklin "courageously admitted: 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very sensible tha there are several passages in this play which deserve to be probated and I assure you that they shall never offend your ears again!' As soon as Mr Macklin had finished this address, the audience testified their approbation of his determination, by loud and reiterated plaudits" (Kirkman, Memoirs of the Life of Macklin, II, 3). See Also Charles Macklin: An Actor's Life by William W. Appleton (Cambridge, Mass., 1960), p. 141.