Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser: We hear that Mrs Clive, who has been so dangerously ill that her life has been despair'd of, is now judged to be in a fair way of recovery. Receipts: #60

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. Tickets and Places to be had of Page at the stage door and of Mrs Pritchard at the Blue Door in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies, will then be form'd into an Amphitheatre. Ladies are desir'd to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets and Places to be had of Mrs Clive, at her house in Great Queen St, Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Event Comment: NNew Theatre. Benefit Mrs Charke. 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Mrs Vincent

Event Comment: Benefit Taswell, Ray, Leigh, Miss Pitt, and Miss Royer

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Copen, Miss Haughton, Mrs Gondou, and Madem Contair. Tickets deliver'd out for the support of the two orphan children of the late Mr Mullart will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Burton. Last time of acting Mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: A farce of my own, call'd the Henpeck'd Captain; or, the Humours of the Militia--damn'd before half over (Cross). [Afterpiece never printed. The Larpent MS lists the following characters: Capt. Teazable, Clermont, Mons Durtete, Brigadier? Sersnet, Capt? Druget, Col? Damask, Capt? Citern, Capt? Oldport, Capt? Patty@pan, Lt? Suet Pestle, Muster Master, Serjeant, Monsieur, Mrs Teazable, Angellica, Gusset. The men are all reserve officers in the Militia who parade occasionally in fine uniforms. See note, 1 May about publication.] Receipts: #139 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter and Palmer. Rec'd cash #50 14s., plus #82 15s. in tickets. Paid Duke of Bedford's Steward for leases #3 13s. 6d.; Mrs Swift 1s. 6d., omitted Wednesday; Mrs Roberts #1 omitted Wednesday [Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: MMr Barry flew from his articles & engag'd with Rich; Mrs Cibber (who did not play last season) is also engag'd there--Y: King went to Ireland--Macklin and Wife came from thence to Mr Rich (Cross). Passage open'd from Russel St. into the boxes where Ladies and Gentlemen may be set down from their coaches, and there is likewise a better accommodation made for Chairs to come up to the House, and be kept in waiting, at the end of the Passage from Bridges St. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Hobson at the stage door of the Theatre. [The notice about the Passage was continued through 20 Sept. The notice about prices was customary throughout the season. Neither will be repeated further here.] Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Norris. Tickets of Miss Norris at Mr Jackson's Habit warehouse Tavistock St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for 30 March will be taken. [Advance publicity for Havard's Benefit, Inspector No 29: I have said in a former paper, that those who have not seen Alfred, have yet to see Mr Garrick in a character in which he excells everything that has been attempted in one of the noblest Roads of Tragedy. I shall add to it on this occaison, that those who have not yet seen Alfred will have a pleasure from it greater than they can receive from the best dramatic performance they are already acquainted with' (London Advertiser and Literary Gazette).] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Event Comment: MMons Devisse and Mons Ferrere, a Comic Dancer, lately arrived from Paris, will perform in a few days at Drury Lane. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Tickets of Mrs Pritchard in Great Queen St. Lincoln's Inn-Fields, and at Stage Door. Part of the Pit will be taken into the Boxes, and servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage. [A Complaint of the Tragic Poets, addressed to Dr Young appeared in the Public Advertiser, praising him on the Brothers: "And your last efforts prove your strength divine."] Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Tomlinson, Walker, Baker, Robinson, Dawson, and Bride. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Lacey & Miss Thomas (Cross). Tickets deliver'd by Clough, G. Burton, and Mrs Addison will be taken. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

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: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Baker