Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur and Mrs Vincent. Charges #60. Deficit to the actors #6 12s. 6d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Arthur #31 9s.; Mrs Vincent #43 4s. [Afterpiece a farce taken from Beaumont & Fletcher. Not Printed. In which was introduced the Judgment of Paris, a musical piece.] Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Tickets to be had of Arthur in Duke's Court, and of Mrs Vincent at the Cock and Turk's Head in Bedford St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #46 15s

Event Comment: For Mrs Horton (a Gift Day). So ended ye Season. [185th performance.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. No building on Stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Finney, Martin, and Mrs Gondou. Tickets deliver'd out by Rawlings, Mrs Gwinn, and Mrs Paddick will be taken

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 Years. [See 27 Dec. 1746.] Benefit for Shuter. Receipts: #173 16s. 6d. Tickets #150 13s. (boxes 272; pit 551). Charges: #63 (Account Book), [#325 9s. 6d. marks the largest house in money value this season. Shuter advertised his benefit early, then on 28 March inserted this puff in the Public Advertiser: [Mrs Centlivre's Comedies have a vein of pleasantry in them that will always be relish'd. She knew the Genius of this nation, and she wrote up to the spirit of it; her Bold Stroke for a Wife, was a masterpiece that much increased her reputation: it establish'd that of Kit Bullock, a smart sprightly actor. His performance of Col. Feignwell was greatly applauded. Shuter has judiciously chosen to play to at his own benefit, and everyone that knows his powers, knows he will play it at least with drollery and justice equal to him."

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Chambers. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at door not taken. Receipts: #50 9s. 6d. Charges #63. Deficit of #4 3s. 6d. apiece convered by income from tickets: Mattocks, #34 3s. (boxes 48; pit 91; gallery 85); Mrs Pitt, #55 15s. (boxes 14; pit 177; gallery 257); Mrs Chambers, #42 18s. (boxes 70; pit 116; gallery 80 ) (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo and Mrs Green. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #56 0s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency of #3 9s. 9d. each covered by income from tickets: Costollo, #92 17s. (boxes 72; pit 367; gallery 198); Mrs Green, #37 7s. (boxes 55; pit 106; gallery 77). Paid Robertson for working the Ostridge in [Harlequin] Sorcerer 6 nights at 2s. 6d. per night, 15s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Chapman, Mrs Dyer, Miss White, and Miss Sledge. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs White, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, and Mrs Hitchcock will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibbs, Miss White, and a Gentleman in Distress. Tickets delivered out by Courtney, Rawlins, Mrs Gold, Mrs Gwinn, and others for 26 April will be taken. Tickets sold at the doors will nto be admitted. Receipts: #89 5s. in cash and 1!2 value of tickets: @Tickets Gibbs Box@Pit 4@Gallery 22@Value #2 16s.@1!2 Value #1 8s.@Tickets Courtney Box 30@Pit 141@Gallery 39@Value #32 11s.@1!2 Value #16 5s. 6d.@Tickets Rawlins Box 17@Pit 44@Gallery 44@Value #15 5s.@1!2 Value #7 12s. 6d.@Tickets Person Distress'd Box 37@Pit 92@Gallery 57@Value #28 15s.@1!2 Value #14 7s. 6d.@Tickets Miss White Box 17@Pit 29@Gallery 37@Value #12 6s.@1!2 Value #6 3s.@Tickets Mrs Gold Box 3@Pit 15@Gallery 31@Value #6 2s.@1!2 Value #3 1s.@Tickets Mrs Hitchcock Box 12@Pit 30@Gallery 10@Value #8 10s.@1!2 Value #4 5s. Gratis@Tickets Mrs Gwynn Box 2@Pit 28@Gallery 47@Value #9 8s.@1!2 Value #4 14s. Gratis@Box 108@Pit 383@Gallery 287@Value #115 13s.@1!2 Value #57 16s. 6d.@Cash #31 8s. 6d.@Receipt #89 5s.

Event Comment: Benefit for Baker, Miles, Miss Young. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Ferguson will be taken. No building on Stage. Receipts: #36 17s. plus income from tickets: Miles, #60 13s. (Box 103; pit 182; Gallery 76); Baker, #41 6s. (Box 69; Pit 125; Gallery 53); Miss Young #32 10s. (Box 28; Pit 98; Gallery 108). [All shared equally in the charges.] Mrs Ferguson's income of #18 16s. from tickets was clear (Box 9; Pit 61; Gallery 74) (Account Book). Charges: #64 8s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Cresswick, Desse, Mrs Jansolin. Last time of performing till Whitsun holidays. Receipts: #25 plus #173 7s. 6d. from tickets: Cresswick #30 17s. (Box 53; Pit 106; Gallery 17); Desse #80 12s. (Box 146; Pit 186; Gallery 162); Mrs Jansoline #61 17s. (Box 105; Pit 130; Gallery 161). Rec'd from John Rich #200 by the hand of Mrs Rich. [The House is now showing a deficit of #727 5s. 11d. (Account Book).] Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Mrs Lee. No building on Stage. Receipts: #38 10s. plus #134 17s. from tickets: Wignell #90 14s. (Box 52; Pit 324; Gallery 291); Mrs Lee #44 3s. (Box 94; Pit 107; Gallery 46) (Account Book). Charges: #63 10s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. By Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd for Oroonoko will be taken

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: In ye evening read ye part of Hartop in the Knights. Went into ye Pit just as ye Beggar and Player came on and saw ye Beggar's Opera for a third time running, Mrs Dancer has more command of her eyes than any woman I ever saw, and sings very sweetly, tho' with less power than ye mere singing Pollys. Barry cannot sing well. Mrs Mahon's expression and propriety in Lucy is delightful. Mrs Jeffries does Doll Trapes better than she does Mrs P

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. By Desire. Tickets deliver'd for The Conscious Lovers will be Taken

Event Comment: [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book).*c1768 05 13 cg [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Last time performing till the Holidays

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 29 Nov. 1764.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 2 Dec. 1769.] Charges: #64 5s. Profit to Dunstall #1 1s. 6d., plus #170 17s. from tickets (Box 433; Pit 410; Gallery 36). Paid Whitefield a quarter year's salary #25, and Sarjant ditto, #10. Paid Mrs Carne half year's salary #15 all due Lady Day last (Account Book). Receipts: #65 6s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The Lady identified as Mrs Sage by Kemble note on playbill.] Charges #65 10s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #18 6s. 3d., plus income from tickets: Fishar #61 14s. (Box 104; Pit 150; Gallery 132); Sga Manesiere, #66 12s. (Box 125; Pit 179; Gallery 85) (Account Book). Receipts: #002 3s

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Lowe@and@Co. (glaziers) #17 11s. 6d.; Hatsell, (mercer) #142 3s.; Scott (copper laceman) #16 11s.; Marshall & Co., (plumbers) #27 8s.; Ireland (upholsterer) #43 4s.; Stacy (colourman) #18 16s.; Gardner (shoemaker) #36 11s.; Barrow & Co. (oil) #103, 13s.; Thomson (smith) #27 8s.; Cubitt (tinman) #24 15s. Receipts: #143 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: St Patrick's Day oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Pitt. The Slip now converted into Boxes at 5s. Was only 2s. (Folger News Clipping, and Winston MS 11 note from the Morning Post of 9 Oct.)

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Mrs Barry's Indisposition renders her incapable of performing this Night. The Fourth Representation of the Duenna is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday (playbill)

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Mrs Gardner

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Hitchcock's 1st appearance in London. Miss Farren was from the Manchester theatre. Miss Twist is identified in playbill of 14 July.] Because of Foote's acting scarcely anything but his own plays "a relaxation of discipline has been fallen into at the Haymarket... The audience last night, however, were not less surprized than pleased at the very regular manner in which the Comedy and the Burletta were exhibited. All the business of the stage perfect, all the little parts smoothly given, and the whole rather superior than inferior to a performance at either of the Winter Theatres" (Morning Chronicle, 10 June)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, as altered by Thomas Hull]. Translated from [Iphigenie en aulide, by] Racine by Boyer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 18 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Barry, No. 26, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #273 19s. 6d. (157.18.6; tickets: 116.1.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)