Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: With additions. Never Performed there. House charges #63, candles #1 5s., Extra wardrobe #1 5s. 6d., Side Drum 2s. Total #65 12s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #46 12s. plus income of #170 from 680 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #112 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. The Roman Father is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Powell (playbill). Charges #66 2s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Thompson #62 11s. plus #31 14s. in tickets (Box 92; Pit 58) (Account Book). Receipts: #128 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge and Miles. The Clandestine Marriage cannot be perform'd on account of Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Aldridge and Miles #12 12s. 6d. Paid Aldridge #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #39 13s. (Box 55; Pit 138; Gallery 52). Paid Miles #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #92 15s. (Box 140; Pit 253; Gallery 173) (Account Book). [Miles was much senior to Aldridge in serivce at cg. See note on Mrs Bulkley, 17 Nov. 1767, who had been ready in this part five months before.] Receipts: #77 8s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Mrs Arne still continuing ill at Bristol, humbly hopes it will be a sufficient apology, to the Ladies and Gentlemen, who have honored her with taking Places, for her not being able to perform this evening

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Afterpiece: Written by Aaron Hill not acted these 20 years. [See 17 April 1750.] Tickets deliver'd for the Distrest Mother will be taken. Charges #65 10s. Balance to Mrs Bellamy #86 11s. Plus #116 11s. from Tickets (Box 330; Pit 227). Paid the Italian Giant for 10 Nights performance in the Masquerade #38 17s Receipts: #152 1s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive, being the last time of her appearing on the Stage. Pit and Boxes laid together. N.B. No tickets have been given out, but to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have their places secured, in the Pit or Boxes, and to prevent any mistakes or confusion, no Box tickets will be admitted into the Gallery; Mrs Clive begs favour of those who have places in the Pit to ba there by half an hour after Five, and to let their servants come to keep them a quarter before Four. [Epilogue is Larpent MS 295.

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Pitt. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Deficit to the beneficiaries #24 13s. covered by Barrington's #35 from tickets (Box 58; Pit 100; Gallery 55); and Mrs Pitt's #64 1s. from tickets (Box 29; Pit 260; Gallery 178) (Account Book). Receipts: #40 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Bowers (Box-keeper) and Veal (First Gallery doorkeeper). The Way to Keep Him deferr'd on account of Mrs W. Barry's Indisposition. Tickets deliver'd by Broad, Berrisford, Hodges, and for The Way to Keep Him will be taken

Event Comment: [See note for 9 Jan. 1770 of a mild riot this night during best scene of The Orphan.] Afterpiece: A New Opera [by George Alexander Stevens] the Music composed by Mr Fisher. Books of the entertainment to be had at the theatre. Gave Duke of Glocester's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). [Afterpiece a roaring burlesque of Lee's Rival Queens. Larpent MS 302 includes Semi Chorus, Grand Chorus, and Perdiccas, not listed in the Playbill. The Court awakes with total hangover. Alexander orders a pot of coffee to clear his head. Thais begs him to leave the gout giving juice-Retire with me @ In my Chinese pavilion, drink some Tea." Afterpiece reviewed inthe Freeholder's Magazine for Jan.] Mr Shuter and Mrs Mattocks gave great satisfaction in their different characters; the words of the songs were written by Mr George Alexander Stephens, author of the celebrated Lecture upon Heads, and several other whimsical productions; and the airs which had Uncommon merit, were composed by Mr Fisher, a young genius, who has hitherto been but little known in the musical world. Receipts: #215 8s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Afterpiece: Not played for 8 years. [See 11 April 1765.

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. To prevent confusion Servants are desired to be at the theatre by 4 o'clock. Charges #73 19s. Balance to Smith #62 3s. plus income from tickets #141 9s. (Box 413; Pit 162; Gallery 139). Paid Miss Potts for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #1 10s. and Mrs Morris for walking 26 nights in Harlequin's Jubilee #3 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 2s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Dorman. Mainpiece: Acted but once these forty years. Written by Shakespeare and Revis'd by Theobald

Event Comment: hay Benefit for Mrs Burton

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece [by R. Glover, Esq]. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies send Servants by 4 o'clock, and come as early as possible to prevent Confusion

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins (Prompter) and Mrs Hopkins (playbill)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Mainpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd for Artaxerxes will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Davies. [Playbill mistakenly continued this night to list Mrs Fitzgerald as Miss Radley.

Event Comment: To begin at 7 p.m. For one night only, being particularly desired by several Persons of Distinction. Performance by a considerable number of the best "catch" singers and instrumental performers. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Books of the Catches and Glees to be had at the theatre. Performance will be over time enough for those ladies and gentlemen who are engag'd at Mrs Cornelys's

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Gardner

Event Comment: Patty by Mrs Hunt very Indiff (Hopkins Diary). Man fell from gallery into the pit, running down at opening of doors. Broke his ribs--He was able to walk not having any bones broken which was supposed to arise from his catching a chandelier worth #50 which he carried with him (Winston MS 10). Paid chorus 2 night this incl. #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Rec'd Stopages #18 14s. Paid Salary list--#496 18s. 6d; Mrs Abington on cloaths acct #2; Paid balance of Mr D. Garrick's Night 2nd inst. #118 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #183 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the British Lying In-Hospital for Married Women in Brownlow Street, Long Acre (Hopkins). Paid Salary list #501 13s. 6d.; Mrs Abington cloaths acct #2; Mrs S. French, 6 days #1 10s.; Mrs Weston 29 nights at 2s. 6d. per night #3 12s. 6d. Rec'd stopages #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 10s. 6d. Charges #84. Profit to hospital #96 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Lethe is reviv'd with Alterations & a New Character-very well receiv'd & great Applause-Mr Garrick play'd with great Spirit & was much Applauded (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan notes lack of Fribble parts in Larpent MS. Yet Theatrical Review, 11 Jan., describes briefly the alterations, suggesting, The character of the Fine Gentleman in the former Lethe had some strong allusions to the behaviour of Gentlemen behind the scenes at the playhouses, which custom being abolished of late years, the character had lost its importance, on which account it is altered to a Fribble, and consequently entirely new written." A methodist taylor, an Irishman, Mr & Mrs Carbine (originally Mr & Mrs Tatoo) are also new. See account also in Town and Country Magazine (Theatre NO. XXXIII).] Paid Salary list, #502 3s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct #2; Mr S. French 6 days #1 10s.; Rec'd, Stopages. #11 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #245 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 7 Feb. 1770.] Mrs Lessingham in the pay accounts this evening receiv'd her regular salary of #2 10s. for five previous days, plus a lump sum in addition amounting to #74 13s. 4d. (Account Book). A subsequent raise in salary on the books indicates her receiving now #1 3s. 3d. per day instead of the 10s. with which she began the season. Receipts: #149 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Dibdin's draft on Managers, #50; Mrs Weston 4 nights in the Garter in full, 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Daigueville, First Dancer and Ballet Master at Drury Lane House, gives notice to the Nobility and Gentry, that he has an elegant dancing room, No. 38 Cow Lane, Snowhill; where he continues to teach every day the Dauphin's Minuet and others...Teaches abroad also when required; and at the request of his scholars, he will give a Ball on the 10th instant. The Gentlemen are desired to call at his house for the tickets 10s. 6d. each, to admit one Gentleman and a Lady. If any Gentleman wants the Ballroom for private assembly or concert they may have it for one or two nights in the week. Receipts: #159 6s. (Treasurer Book)