Event Comment: This night the Chinese Festival was hotly call'd for by the Boxes, & strongly oppks'd by a few in the Pit, the Gentlemen came out, & insisted upon its being given out, wch at last Mr Garrick did; but not before it seem'd agreed that it shou'd be done 3 times a week for the Boxes, & other Entertainments the other 3 Days for the Pit, all Parties seem'd satisfied-but the Consequence prov'd otherways (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Event Comment: This night the Riot was very Great, the Gentlemen came with Sticks, & tho' the play went on quiet 'till the last Act, we had there a great Stop, notwithstanding we ended it, & then the rout went on, ye Boxes drove many out of the Pit, & broken heads were plenty on both Sides; the dance began,--was Stop'd--& so again & again--while this was doing numbers were assembl'd in the Passages of the pit, broke down & were getting into the Cellar, but were repuls'd by our Scene men &c.--heavy blows on both sides--Justice Fielding--& Welch came with Constables & a Guard; but without effect, tho' the Justices stood upon ye Stage--I thought ye proclamation must have been read--after ye battle in the Passages numbers went & broke Garrick's Windows in Southhampton Street, --part of ye Guard went to protect it-Garrick was oblig'd to give up the Dancers-& ye Audience disperc'd (Cross). This day publish'd at 1s. The Country Coquet; or, Miss in her Breeches, a Ballad Opera, as it may be acted at Drury Lane. @Men, some to business, some to pleasure take@But every woman is at heart a Rake.@ Pope By a Young Lady. Printed for and sold for J. Major, in Three-Tun Court, leading from the Ship in Ivy Lane into Newgate Market. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Event Comment: Some people had assembled in the Passages to what intent we knew not, Justice Welch & Fielding came in case of a Riot but all was quiet (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Event Comment: Several Advertisements in ye Papers this day for meetings to redress Injuries done by the Boxes &c., &c. All quiet at ye Theatre (Cross). Last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. King goes to Covent Garden (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Event Comment: Myson: had his Oratorio at ye Haymarket (Acis & Gal) all well (Cross). Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman under great Misfortunes (Cross). Tickets to be had of Mr Harrache, Jeweller, at the Golden Ball and Pearl, in Pall Mall; Mrs Brooksry@Milliner, at the Lace Lappet in Pall Mall; or Mr Ridler, Hosier, at the Crown in Suffolk St., near the Hay-Market, and at the stage Door. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Event Comment: By Command of Princess of Wales, P: of Wales, Lady August-& P: Edward (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Event Comment: A new Farce [Murphy] went off with applause (Cross). Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Event Comment: MMr Vernon, in Garcia, tho not meddled with in the 1st Act was in the 5 hiss'd off, on account of the old affair of his Marriage--an Epilogue was spoke to ye farce by Mrs Clive--(Indiff) (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Event Comment: [O+Oracle, Comedy Published by Mrs Cibber.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Event Comment: MMonr Delatre danc'd, no notice taken of the french (Cross). [Apprentice published--1s., by Mr Murphy.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Event Comment: PPrince of Wales, Edward, Augusta, and 2 more princes. Mr Garrick (By Command) did Osmyn (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author of the Farce [Murphy] (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Event Comment: Each of these 3 acts apiece, Alter'd by Garrick, from Shakespear-Applauded. Mrs Clive fell down in ye Farce, and accus'd Woodward wth doing it on purpose (Cross). [The Bill lists neither cast nor characters for either piece, but advertises them with proper music, songs, dances, and decorations. Beginning with 23 Jan. the Bill lists actors names. Casts here taken from the 1756 ed.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales, Ed: Aug: & 3 more (Cross). Receipts; #200 (Cross)

Event Comment: MMr Draper (bookseller) dy'd of an Apoplexy (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Event Comment: MMiss Young so hoarse she cou'd not sing one Song--Yet all went Calm (Cross). Books of the Masque will be sold at the Theatre. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Event Comment: Compos'd by Mr Smith--the Introduction, which was a Dialogue in Prose, between Mr Havard & Yates, Much hiss'd & dislik'd. The Opera had great Applause. Miss Young recover'd (Cross). The Opera never performed before with songs from Shakespear, Dryden, &c. The Music by Mr Smith. [The Bill lists no cast or actors. The cast has been retrieved by Hogan from the 1756 ed. plus the musical score published by J. Walsh. Note some parts were doubled. See "Shakespeare's Tempest at Drury Lane During Garrick's Management", G. W. Stone Jr, Shakespeare Quarterly, Winter 1956.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Event Comment: The Introduction (tho left out of the Bills) was call'd for, & had some Applause (Cross). Books of the opera sold at the theatre. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Event Comment: MMr Garrick's Benefit (Cross). Receipts: #212 (Cross)

Event Comment: A new Tragedy by ye Author of Barbarossa (Dr Brown) Great Applause (Cross). [Larpent MS 124 suggests Dunelm had been intended for Walker to act.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author (Cross). N.B. The 4th night of Athelstan deferr'd till Thursday as the principal Character is too fatiguing to be acted ten nights together. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)