Event Comment: Receipts: #38 12s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 17 paid and 6 orders; pit, 98 paid and 15 orders; slips, 6 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 110 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 101 paid

Event Comment: Receipts: #84 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 62 paid and 13 orders; Pit, 215 paid and 12 orders; slips, 19 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 216 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 107 paid

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #37 2s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 paid and 3 orders; pit, 96 paid and 19 orders; slips, 19 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 64 paid and 14 orders; second gallery, 98 paid and 5 orders

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #38 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 17 paid and 4 orders; pit, 125 paid and 27 orders; slips, 9 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 150 paid and 26 orders; second gallery, 132 paid

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: #73 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 paid and 18 orders; pit, 193 paid and 17 orders; slips, 17 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 145 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 164 paid

Event Comment: Receipts: #59 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 paid and 14 orders; pit, 150 paid and 20 orders; slips, 7 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 214 paid and 5 orders; second gallery, 155 paid

Event Comment: Receipts: #45 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 72 paid and 10 orders; pit, 111 paid and 24 orders; slips, 5 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 59 paid and 13 orders; second gallery, 69 paid and 2 orders

Event Comment: Receipts: #36 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 26 paid and 6 orders; pit, 110 paid and 17 orders; slips, 6 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 74 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 97 paid

Event Comment: Receipts: #34 16s. Probable attendance; boxes, 35 paid and 8 orders; pit, 103 paid and 12 orders; slips, 2 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 69 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 60 paid

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 6s.Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 11 orders; pit, 56 paid and 21 orders; slips, 6 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 91 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 89 paid and 1 order

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #100 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 49 paid and 29 orders; pit, 259 paid and 14 orders; slips, 28 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 252 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 183 paid. [This is the last entry in the Harvard Manuscript which lists the receipts in various sections of the theater.

Event Comment: Boxes #15 12s. 6d. Macklin's fifth came to #16 9s. Paid Woodfall's Printing Bill, commencing 22 Sept. last and ending 10 Jan. #128 11s. Paid Ledlay for 7 1!2 doz. wax candles #11 12s. 6d. Paid Pattinson, tallow chandler #14 17s. 6d. Paid Besworth for making ghost's dress for Hamlet #6 18s. Paid for a wig for Cable in Thomas and Sally 3s. 6d. (Account Book). On Saturday Evening during the play of the Married Libertine...several riots ensued, occasioned by a number of Jews assembled for that purpose in the two shilling gallery; but they were soon quelled (Public Ledger, 10 Feb.). Receipts: #143 4s. (Account Book)

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: [The first payroll of the season was met this night. It includes 91 actors, actresses and dancers, plus 36 named servants to the theatre and 4 groups (women dressers, charwomen, guards, and barbers). The pay period covered was for 3 days. It came to #168 2s. 6d. The highest paid actor for this period was Ross at #8 5s.; the highest paid actress, Mrs Yates at #8 6s. 6d.; the highest paid dancer, Fichar at #3. The lowest paid in each category were: actors: C. Smith and Hollingsworth at 7s. 6d. apiece; actresses, 11 who receiv'd 10s. each (Mrs Ferguson, Evans, White, Allen, Cockayne, &c.); Dancers: 11 who receiv'd 15s. apiece (male) and 2 (female) who receiv'd 12s. 6d. apiece. The highest paid servant listed was Stables at 15s., and the lowest the charwomen.

Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known. The January issue of the Gentleman's Journal, wnich did not appear until some time in February, stated: Mr Congreve...hath written a Comedy, which will be acted in a little time, and is to be call'd, The Old Batchelor (p. 28). The Gentleman's Journal, February 1692@3 (issued in March 1693): The success of Mr Congreve's Old Batchelor has been so extraordinary, that I can tell you nothing new of that Comedy; you have doubtless read it before this, since it has been already printed thrice. And indeed the Wit which is diffus'd through it, makes it lose but few of those Charms in the Perusal, which yield such pleasure in the Representation. Mr Congreve will in some time give us another play; you may judge by this how acceptable it will be (p. 61). In addition, a reference in the Epilogue indicates that it was produced during Lent, ano since the third edition was advertized in the London Gazette, No. 2856, 23-27 March 1693, early March seems the most likely date for the premiere. According to The Female Wits (ca. 1696), The Old Batchelor was acted fourteen days successively. John Barnard of Yale University states that Narcissus Luttrell's copy of The Old Batchelor in the Newberry Library bears the notation: "10d Mar. 16 1692@3." BM Add. Mss. 4221 (341) Memoirs Relating to Mr Congreve Written by Mr Thomas Southern (in Macdonald, Bibliography of Dryden, p. 54n): When he began his Play the Old Batchelor haveing little Acquaintance with the traders in that way, his Cozens recommended him to a friend of theirs, who was very usefull to him in the whole course of his play, he engag'd Mr Dryden in its favour, who upon reading it sayd he never saw such a first play in his life, but the Author not being acquainted with the stage or the town, it woud be pity to have it miscarry for want of a little Assistance: the stuff was rich indeed, it wanted only the fashionable cutt of the town. To help that Mr Dryden, Mr Arthur Manwayring, and Mr Southern red it with great care, and Mr Dryden putt it in the order it was playd, Mr Southerne obtained of Mr Thos. Davenant who then governd the Playhouse, that Mr Congreve should have the privilege of the Playhouse half a year before his play was playd, wh. I never knew allowd any one before. The music for the play was composed by Henry Purcell. See Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XXI (1917), iii-v

Event Comment: 1st piece: In 3 Scenes of Dialogue. 2nd piece: The Music compiled by Pepusch. [The playbill assigns Filch to Mrs Wilson and Mat o' th' Mint to Miss Morris, but "Miss Morris was merely a temporary substitute for Mrs Wilson who, it seems, is too far advanced in her pregnancy to dress en bomme" (Miming Chronicle, 4 June). But beginning with 7 June Mrs Wilson acted regularly until 3 Aug. Who acted Mat o' th' Mint on this present night has not come to light; the part was perhaps omitted.] 3rd piece: Ballet Tragi-comique. Composed by Signior Novestris [i.e. George Colman, the elder]. The Music by Gluck. With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Machinist and Painter-Sg Rookereschi. Tailor-Sg Walkerino. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Rice at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Event Comment: In order to prevent Confusion among the Carriages, Ladies and Gentlemen are humbly requested to order their Servants to set down and take up with their Horses' Heads towards Pali-Mall. Servants are particularly desired not to croud the Doors, or to come up till called for. 1st piece: In three Scenes of Dialogue

Event Comment: No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: With alterations and an additional scene acted but once these 9 years