Event Comment: Paid
Wilford for 10 nights Renters Money #100 (Account Book). [Duly noted in Account Book as third night for
the comedy, but no indication of any fee to
the author on t
his occasion.
The following verse tribute to
Miss Wilford appeared t
his day in
the Public Advertiser: @"Strike
the loud Harp and raise
the tuneful Song;@On all your wings, Wind, bear her Fame along!@Her eyes are rolling suns, which dart a ray,@Bright as
the splendor of a Summer Day;@Her arms are as
the foam of Ocean white,@Like waves her Breasts heave slowly to
the sight.@Her breath is sweeter than
the vernal gale,@Which Zephyr wafts o'er Tempe's flowry vale;@Her cheaks are painted only by that hand@Which scatters roses through
the blooming land;@And every ringlet of her glossy hair@Is trusted to some Love's peculiar care.@Her speech
the songs of o
ther Nymphs excels,@And on her lips persuasion blushing dwells;@Her smiles are as
the streaming pow'rs of Light,@Which cheer and gild
the rugged Front of Night.@To
the quick Pipe and Tabor's lively sounds,@High as
the Hind or Mountain Roe, she bounds;@And if to solemn Notes
the cadence flow,@Stately she moves, majestically slow.@Deaf
the prais'd ear-yet Modesty must own@
The Female Archer by
these Marks is known."@ Miss Wilford was
the Female Archer.] Receipts: #151 13s. 6d.(Account Book)