Event Comment: By particular Desire, benefit a Family under Misfortunes and in great Distress. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6 p.m. Note, Those Gentlemen and Ladies that please to honour us with their Company, need not doubt of being well entertain'd and their Favours gratefully acknowledg'd by us, who are humbly petitioning for their Company and Interest, and for which we shall be in Duty ever bound to pray, etc

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cole, who lately belong's to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. A Concert, etc. Prices 4s., 2s. 6d. Tickets at the Peacock, opposite Exeter Exchange in the Strand

Event Comment: Benefit Fund for support of Decay'd Musicians, or their families. [Usual prices.

Event Comment: WWalpole to H. Mann 14 April: To be performed by three good voices and forty bad ones, from Oxford, Canterbury, and the farces.-Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, II, 231. An Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, consisting of various Motetts, Chorus's, Concerto's & to be divided into three parts, after the manner of an Oratorio. The whole to conclude with the celebrated Piece of Vocal Musick from Rome. [Usual prices.

Event Comment: Afterpiece by Desire. Prices 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Event Comment: [The 1 Feb. note about nonadmission of persons behind the scenes continues to appear on all bills for nights of this afterpiece, as from now on, occurs the note: Nothing under Full Price will be taken during the time of the performance. These will not be copied out further.] We hear the new Pantomime Entertainment that was perform'd last night at Drury Lane, was receiv'd with great applause; the Scenes, Deceptions, and Decorations, all being in an entire new taste

Event Comment: Benefit Cunningham. At the Desire of the Hon. Bell Ara Moleck, and the worshipful Fraternity of Free-Masons. A Concert, etc. [customary notice]. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. Although there was such ill Decorum the last time the Beggar's Opera was exhibited there, particular care will be taken to have it now in the most regular manner

Event Comment: At common prices. Tickets deliver'd out for the Prodigal will be taken on Oct. 16. The Eighth Day at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Event Comment: A serious riot took place this evening occasioned by Fleetwood's continuing raised prices to old entertainments. Manager called for by audience. Not being an actor, he pleaded privilege of being exempted from appearing on stage and sent word by a performer he would confer in his room with any deputation. One was sent from pit, and house waited patiently its return.--Genest, IV, 137. To The Gentlemen of the Town: Gentlemen: From what pass'd last night at Drury Lane Playhouse, I think I may congratulate you on the long-wish'd for Conquest over the Hireling Encouragers of the Pantomime Entertainments. Give me leave, therefore, Gentlemen to hope, that you will not be wanting in your endeavours to quashing future attempts to introduce what is manifestly an encroachment on the Honour and Dignity of the stage, and a glaring Imposition on the town. I am yours, Philo Dramaticus.--Daily Advertiser

Event Comment: A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, divided into two Parts. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be given Gratis a Comedy, 6 p.m. [Customary notice of concert, time, and prices.

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Common Prices

Event Comment: By particular Desire [Dance had been ill since 14 Jan. Prices back to normal, as 26 Dec. 1744]

Event Comment: [B+Beggar's Opera announced for Monday 25 Feb.] Prices 1s. 6d

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit Tucker. Tickets given out for The Provoked Wife by Tucker taken this Night. [Prices as 12 March.

Event Comment: By Desire. [Prices return to 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s.

Event Comment: Benefit Maxfield. Mainpiece: Never acted there before. Prices as 1 April

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit the Authoress. [Concert formula now used.] Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow in Distress. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont. Prices as 25 April

Event Comment: Presentation formula as 15 April. Prices as 26 Dec. 1744

Event Comment: Benefit a Family under Misfortunes. [Concert formula.] Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Event Comment: Tickets Smith, Powell, Fulwell, Owen, Foxwell, Toole, Jackson, and Gray taken. 7 p.m. [Concert formula; prices as 30 April.

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit Kennedy. [Concert formula; prices as 1 May.

Event Comment: 7 p. p.m. Benefit R. Starkey. Tickets given for Benefit of Kennedy taken this night. [Common prices as 26 Dec. 1744. Concert formula now used for the rest of the season.

Event Comment: 6 p. p.m. Last Time of Acting. No latter account will be taken. Prices Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The troupe will re-open the theatre on 20 May and present pantomimes all summer.