*p1758 10 27 dl The Old Batchelor. Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Palmer; Sharper-Havard; Vainlove-Packer; Heartwell-Berry; Sir Joseph-Yates; Bluff-Taswell; Setter-Blakes; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Araminta-Mrs Davies; Silvia-Miss Barton; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Laetitia-Mrs Pritchard.*a1758 10 27 dl The Diversions of the Morning. ^As17581017^.*c1758 10 27 dl About this time $Mr Theo: Cibber= $Mr Maddocks= the wire Dancer, & several other Theatrical performers, with & number of other Passangers embark'd on board the <i>Dublin</i>, $Captain White=, in order to go to <i>Ireland</i> but the Ship was lost & every Soul perish'd ($Cross=). As $Mr Sparks= & others complain'd of $Mr Wilkinson= for taking them off, it [<i>Diversions of ye Morning</i>] was intended to be omitted this Night, But the Audience call'd so violently for it, that we were oblig'd to let him do it--he took off $Foote= & $Sheridan=, & wou'd have left out $Sparks= but ye Audience wou'd not be satisfied without it--when they first call'd $Mr Foote= went forward & said as some of the performers had complain'd it was to be omitted; as for being taken off himself he had no Objection to it, as he was always glad to contribute to their Entertainm[en]t &c. (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 14 Oct. 1756]. Receipts: #130 (Cross); #139 10s. (<i>Winston MS 8</i>).