Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Afterpiece: By Desire and for that night only. No building on Stage. Miss Dawson's second time of speaking on the Stage. Tickets delivered out for Hamlet will be taken. Receipts: #76 4s. 6d. in cash, plus #83 5s. from tickets (Boxes 147; Pit 208; Gallery 153). Total income #159 9s. 6d. Charge #64 5s

Event Comment: Last time of Company's performing this season. Receipts: #83 18s. Paid Kemp 7 nights #11 4s.; Paid Sarjant on acct of his salary; Paid Martin in full for salary #10; Whitfield for 3 months #7 10s. Advanced to Poitier Jr #5 5s. Paid for 7 doz. wax candles #10 17s. Paid Potter for his attendance this season 181 nights at 2s. per night, #18 2s. Paid Mr Tarriot for his daughter's dancing this season #21. Advanc'd to Mrs Viviez #3 3s. Paid Pattinson 2 bills #31 12s. 6d. Paid Woodfall in full #83 10s

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy never performed there. Mrs Yates first appearance this stage in 8 years. This Play is from the Orestes of Voltaire Mrs Yates who has been at Covent Garden these 8 years is now return'd & chose to make her first appearance in the part of Electra. Mr Garrick wrote an Excellent Prologue & Epilogue for the Occasion both of which were greatly receiv'd With great Applause. The Play is very dull & heavy & Mrs Yates wanted Spirit greatly in the part of Electra had but little Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list 5 days at #91 8s. 10d. #457 4s. 2d.; Mr French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [From Westminster Magazine, Oct. (of the mainpiece): From its want of business, it is a very heavy, tedious performance. Most of the scenes are mere declamations; and a certain air of coldness and apathy, which is the peculiar characteristic of French drama, runs thro the whole, which must ever render it unpleasing as well as uninteresting to an English Audience." Gave a severe comment on the Prologue with its theme "home is home be it ever so homely." Preferred the Epilogue. The perspective scenery of Argosv, the Palace of Aegisthusv, and the Tomb of Agamemnonv, designed by Loutherbourg, and painted by Messrs French and Roy, were warm and spirited, and the dresses elegant and characteristic."] Receipts: #243 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)