*p1767 04 20 dl The Clandestine Marriage. ^As17670123^.*a1767 04 20 dl Flora. ^As17670411^ but <i>Sketch of Ancient and Modern Hospitality</i>-Vernon.*d1767 04 20 dl End: By Particular Desire, a <i>Minuet</i>-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer; After which <i>Cries of London</i>, in which will be introduc'd a <i>Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey</i>-Vernon.*c1767 04 20 dl Benefit for $Mrs Palmer=. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House charges #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Palmer #167 17s.] Receipts: #232 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Fifteen minutes past 4 went into the Pit at <i>Drury Lane</i>...even the lowest characters in this play well performed here. $Holland= being suddenly taken ill, $Bensley= played <i>Sir John Melville</i>r. I like his figure better than Holland's, tho he's well suited to the characters he usually plays. At the end of the play we had a minuet by $Mr Georgi= and $Mrs Palmer=, the dancing very graceful. Then $Vernon= presented the <i>Cries of London</i> (an imitation of $Shuter=) in which he introduced of his own a description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey. The thought of the statues of those, who never prayed while living, praying most devoutly, is good. In the character of <i>Friendly</i>r, Vernon introduced a sketch of Ancient and Modern Hospitality. I suppose this is Vernon's first attempt at an imitation of Shuter. He did tolerably but Shuter's figure is of great advantage to him. After dinner bought the <i>Public Advertiser</i> of the 18th for the Playbills and <i>the Atheist</i> a pretty good fable in verse by $J. Oakman= (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>).