Event Comment: Receipts: #161 12s. To Covent Garden Playhouse to see Miss Brent in the character of Polly. Mr Dives was there and Lt Fevey, went to Miss Borgard in the side box and see her and Miss Ligonier into their coach, went and spoke to Mr Kindersley in the upper boxes, and fetched Mrs B, Mr and Mrs Pickel out of the Gallery. I liked her singing much. It was the 11th night (Elma Hailey, "The Brietzcke Diary 1759-1765," Notes and Queries, (Aug. 1951), 196, p.360)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 3 day's salary list at #81 19s. 3d. per diem,-#245 17s. 9d.; Advanc'd Miss Mansell & Mr Dimon 5 guineas each, #10 10s.; Mr S. French, six days, #1 10s. J. Stevens on note, #3 3s.; Mt Byrne, Mt Bannister, Mt Lamercier, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Rolt, & Mrs Brathwaite salary short-paid, #6 4s.; Mr D. Garrick in full of last season #260 8s. 4d. (Treasruer's Book). Receipts: #199 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list #525 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3; Mr French on acct #5 5s.; Mr C. Bannister per order #19 10s.; Miss Hopkins 140 nights not on List #46 13s. 4d. Rec'd stopages #18 4s. 6d. Receipts: #165 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue and Epilogue by Geoge Colman, the elder (see text, which also gives names of the speakers)]. Morning Chronicle, 25 July 1786: This Day is published I'll Tell You What (1s. 6d.)

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland, altered by the author from his The Country Attorney. Prologue and Epilogue probably by Cumberland. Larpent MS 828; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, May 1789, p. 267]: With new Dresses, &c. Receipts: #165 6s. 6d. (155.5.6; 10.1.0)

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Miss Copin for the Merchant of Venice will be taken to the Conscious Lovers (General Advertiser). This day is publish'd, Price 1s., A Letter of Complaint to the Ingenious author of a Treatise on the Passions, so far as they regard the stage; with a critical Enquiry into the theatrical merit of Mr G-k, Mr Q-n, and Mr B-y, &c. With some further remarks on Mr M-n. And a few hints on our modern Actresses, particularly Mrs C-r and Mrs P-d. Magna est Veritas, & pravalebit. Printed for C. Corbett, over against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet St. (General Advertiser). [Illuminating discussion of actors' abilities]: The Stage is much indebted to Mr M- for his incessant successful endeavours; he not only grac'd it with his own personal merits, but rais'd up several Branches who tho' they have not yet quite eclips'd Mr Giffard's Nursery from Goodman's Fields, will certainly in time prove stars of the first magnitude.--(p. 28). Touch Messrs. Giffard and Ryan and give them better voices; there is nothing else wanting. Help Mr Delane to a new manner and judgment to display the best pipe that ever was heard. Polish a little the rough Beauties of Mr L. Sparkes, give the sensible Mr Havard a few more spirits; and mend the Humour of Hippisley, Chapman, Barrington, and Blakes if you can. Poor Yates wants nothing but a front of brass, a necessary self-sufficient Manner of pushing himself upon a Publick.--(p. 31). If Mrs Giffard's Manner was equal to her understanding, she wou'd compell everybody to acknowledge her a surprising Performer. In Lady Macbeth she is excellent; and Hermione was very near eclipsing a much more popular actress; in short in every Part she performs, the severest of her enemies cannot but own she is more than decent.--(pp. 32-33). [Gives two pages each to discussion of Mrs Clive, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Cibber, and Mrs Pritchard.

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber continuing ill, Miss Bellamy from Covent Garden Did Sigismunda for Mr Berry (Cross). Benefit for Berry. Tickets at Mr Pope's, Peruke Maker, in Russel St., Covent Garden, and at stage Door. Part of pit laid into Boxes. N.B. As Mrs Cibber's illness prevents her from performing the part of Sigismunda for Mr Berry's Benefit, he apply'd to Mr Rich, who very readily consented to let Mrs Bellamy play that part for him, which she as obligingly comply'd with. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with the Scene of the Waterfall, as it was originally performed. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] This Comedy (The Runaway) is much shortened since last Year and is the better for it (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #197 7s

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue by Thomas Vaughan. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text). Public Advertiser, 14 Feb: Part of Andrews's Epilogue to Eloisa [see 20 Dec. 1786]...was blended with Epilogue spoken on first representation of Such Things Are]: With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 1 Dec. 1787: This Day is published Such Things Are (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #214 10s. (212.10; 2.0)

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by Elizabeth Inchbald, based on L'Indigent, by Louis Sebastien Mercier, and on Le Dissipateur; ou, L'Honnete Friponne, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue and Epilogue by Thomas Vaughan (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 21 July 1791: This Day is published Next Door Neighbours (1s. 6d.)

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never [previously] performed at this Theatre [1st acted by the dl Company at king's, 18 Oct. 1792]. The new Scenes by Greenwood. The Musick composed principally by Attwood; rest from Mozart and Sarti. Receipts: #363 9s. (262.10; 99.2; 1.17)

Event Comment: Benefit for Sedgwick. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Samuel Birch. Larpent MS 983; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, May 1793 p. 389]: The Music principally composed by Attwood, with selections from Mozart, Ferrari, Martin y Soler?, Linley? Sen.. And a new Overture by Shaw. Morning Herald, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Sedgwick at his house, Kennington-Green. Receipts: #379 14s. 6d. (70.18.0; 52.12.0; 3.1.6; tickets: 253.3.0) (charge: #162 5s. 1d.)

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; P 2, by John Fawcett. Text 1st published by Duncombe and Moon, c. 1825]: With entire new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture and most of the Musick composed by Dr Arnold. The Selections from eminent Masters, and the whole adapted by him to the Action of the Drama. The Scenery, comprehending a display of Views in the Island of Jamaicav, designed and painted [on playbill of 1 July: from Views taken on the Spot, and documents of undoubted authority] by S. Whitmore. The Machinery by Ronaldson, Sylvester, &c. The Dresses [on playbill of 1 July: made for the purpose by Persons acquainted with the spot where the Scene of Action lyes] by Gay, Mrs Egan, &c. A Prospectus of the Action with the Songs annexed, Price Six-pence, to be had at the Theatre [and reprinted in Dramatic Censor, III, 21-29]

Event Comment: In Saluting Cherry . She tumbled down upon the Stage--and Miss Jaratt being in certain condition Mr G. could not very easily raise her (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble suggests this as Miss Jarratt's first appearance in Cherry, but she first appeared in the character 20 Oct.] Paid Mr Griffith on note #10 10s.; Mr J. Johnston, Music Bill #19 3s. Rec'd stopages #12. Receipts: #259 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece: Taken from Beaumont and Fletcher. 2nd piece [1st time; F 2, by John Dent. Prologue by Turner (see text)]. 4th piece: A Tragical, Comical, Operatical, Pastorical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Burlettical, Preludical, Interludical, Whimsical, Rhetorical, Diabolical, Oratorical Representation, being the most Comical Tragedy that ever was Tragedized by any Comical Company of Tragedians. With the Triumphal Entry of Chrononhotonthologos into Queerumania, attended with Drums, Trumpets, Fiddles, Flutes, Fifes, Flagelcts, Lutes, Bag-Pipes, Tabours and Pipes, Marrowbones and Cleavers, Post-Horns, French-Horns, Salt Box, Broomstickados, &c

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Afterpiece: With the Triumphal Entryv of King Chrononhotonthologos into Queerumania attended with Drums, Trumpets, Fiddles, Flutes, Fifes, Flagellets, Lutes, Bagpipes, Tabours and Pipes, Marrow-Bones and Cleavers, Post-Horns, French Horns, Cows Horns, Salt-Boxes, Broom-stickado's. The different Instruments will be played after the Manner of the Queen's Band at Queerum. The most comical Tragedy that ever was Tragedized by any comical Company of Tragedians. Public Advertiser, 23 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden