Event Comment: Benefit for Geminiani. A Grand Entertainment of Sacred Music called...To conclude with the Magnificat compsoed by Conti. Mr Geminiani will conduct the Orchestra and perform a Concerto and Solo of his own Composition. Pit and Boxes 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. To begin at half after six. Mr Geminiani has altered his day from Friday 6 April Mr Handel having agreed to have no Oratorio on Wednesday 11 April. So Tickets for 6 Apr. will be taken (General Advertiser). [Cross incorrectly dates this on Tuesday 10 April.] Receipts: #230 (Cross); charges, #21 (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. By Authority. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at half after six. The Last time of performing

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Part of Pit rail'd into boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Doors open at half past three. Tickets at Mr Beard's lodgings, Russel St., Covent Garden. Last till Holidays. Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Event Comment: No persons to be admitted without tickets, which will be delivered this day at the Office in the Theatre. Charges paid by, and receipts gained by Messrs Smith and Stanley. Galleries opened at half past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. Prices 10s. 6d., 5s., 3s. 6d. Oratorio to begin at 6:30 p.m. Received (Account Book): @368 tickets at 10s. 6d. #193 4s.@410 tickets at 5s. #102 10s.@435 tickets at 3s. 6d. #76 2s. 6d.@1215 persons.@Receipts: #371 16s. 6d.@Charges: #35.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Powell. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Powell #207 5s.] Paid Johnston, under prompter #7; Five extra trumpets #1 5s.; 2 Flutes 10s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #281 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Half past 4 walked to Drury Lane House. With every great difficulty got into the 2s. Gallery before; saw the Death of Alexander with his Triumphal Entrance into Babylonv and the Dance of the Vintage, for the benefit of Powell who played Alexander. Some reported that Garrick says he makes mistakes in the character exceedingly in the banquet scene, in which no one ever surpassed him. I cannot judge of the truth of this observation (Neville MS Diary)

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund, instituted by Persons of this theatre. Mainpiece: Acted there but once. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, etc. who are pleased to favour this undertaking are desire to send for places, Pit or Box tickets, to Mr Sarjant at the stage-door. [Neville attended at half-past four and read the principal parts of the play, as altered by Colman. Noted that Sga Manesiere did The Sicilian Peasant in boy's clothes.] @Receipts #164 19s.@Charges to House #63@Chorus Singers #1 15s.@Candles #1 5s.@Kettle Drum 5s.@Bag Pipes 5s.@#66 10s.@Dr to the Fund #98 9s.-Account Book@

Event Comment: Two glass branches added to the Stage Boxes, and look well (Hopkins MS Notes). Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Doors open half past 4 o'clock. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Vivat Rex et Regina. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Barry did not act Doubtless ill (Winston MS 10). Tickets delivered for All for Love will be taken. On Account of the extraordinary demand for places, most part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Send servants by half past 4 o'clock

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: (Never Perform'd) alter'd from Gay [The Distress'd Wife].Afterpiece: (By Particular desire and for the last time this season). Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock. [See afterpiece again on 6 May.

Event Comment: Benefit for raising a Fund for the relief of those, who from their infirmities shall be oblig'd to retire from the stage (playbill). Pit and Boxes laid together. Come as early as possible. No Admittance to persons but with tickets. House opens at 5 o'clock. Play to begin at half past 6. [The only house charges for a Fund Benefit seem to have been the incidental expenses as follows]: Renters #8; Supernumeraries & Kettledrums #1 3s.; Soldiers 14s.; Printer #2 6s. 6d.; Extra Constables #1 10s. 6d.; Candles, Oyl & Lampmen #3 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #304 11s. 6d. Charges #17 12s. 6d. Profits to Fund #286 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Pit and boxes laid together. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Play to begin half past 6 o'clock. Tickets delivered for Thursday the 18th inst. will be taken. Expenses for Fund Night: Renters #4; Supernumeraries & Kettle Drum 19s.; Soldiers 14s.; Printer #2 6s. 6d.; Extra constables &c. #1 10s. 6d.; Candles, Oyl & Lampmen #3 18s., 6d.; Salary to Mr Simonet, Sg Como, Sga Crespi & Mrs Hartle #1 10s.; Carpenters extra #1 7s. Total #16 6s. 4d. Receipts: #309 10s. 6d. Charges: #16 6s. 4d. Profits to Fund #293 4s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: A Concert of Music, Vocal and Instrumental, by the most celebrated performers, with Dancing by Miss Cranfield. Between the several parts of the Concert will be rehearsed (gratis) by Pupils, for their mutual improvement in Oratory The Fair Penitent [etc., as above]. By Subscription. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin precisely at 6:30. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. No money will be taken at the door, nor any person admitted without a ticket, which may be had at the Office near the Concert Room, where attendance will be given from Ten to One every day; and from half past Five till Eleven each evening of performing. Morning Chronicle, 19 June: A correspondent who was present declares the business of the evening was conducted with great regularity and decorum... The dresses were as good as those of the Theatres Royal, the band excellent, and the decorations neat and ornamental

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Part of the Pit will be laid into Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 10 Dec: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 149 in the Strand. [The most famous "point" in this play was the parting of Belvidera and Jaffier in Act III, and her words, "Remember twelve!" Boaden, Siddons, 1, 354, refers to Mrs Siddons's "querulous melancholy of tone, partaking of doubt, though still hoping for the best," in uttering these words.] Receipts: #335 5s. (157/15/0; 4/0/6; 0/12/6; tickets: 172/17/0) (charge: free). [Thus, officially, the Account-Book, but Mrs Siddons's total profit, from presents and from additional sums being added by her admirers to the usual price of her tickets, was, according to Public Advertiser, 25 Dec, over #800. This figure is almost certainly an accurate reckoning.]

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons [who had 1st acted Zara at Liverpool, 21 Oct. 1776]. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Part of the Pit will be laid into Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #329 16s. 6d. (154/17/0; 3/4/6; 0/0/0; tickets: 171/15/0) (charge: #108 17s. 4d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #326 14s. (142/12/0; 6/14/6; 0/7/6; tickets: 177/0/0) (charge: #67 4s. 6d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #145 17s. (140/0/0; 5/9/6; 0/7/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #66 7s. 4d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 29 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope at her house in Great Queen-street. Receipts: #278 3s. (86/14; 21/9; 0/10; tickets: 169/10) (charge: #106 5s. 10d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #315 5s.(133/11/0; 5/6/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 176/5/0) (charge: #108 1s. 6d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Lady Randolph was at Manchester, 5 Feb. 1777.] "The Siddons, younger and more rich in natural Gifts, certainly offers much to the Mind, and yet much more to the Eye. The Crawford, by some means or other, offers more to the Heart" (Public Advertiser, 24 Dec). Receipts: #303 8s. 6d. (156/2/0; 10/13/0; 0/13/6; tickets: 136/0/0) (charge: free)

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of the Pit [Public Advertiser, 26 Mar.: 4 rows] will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #321 3s. (160/2/0; 9/3/6; 0/7/6; tickets: 151/10/0) (charge: #67 11s. 11d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #320 11s. 6d. (143/9/0; 13/5/6; 2/7/0; tickets: 161/10/0) (charge: #106 3s. 6d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. [Afterpiece in place of Who's the Dupe?, announced on playbill of 12 Apr.] Public Advertiser, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 25, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #290 15s. (164/0/0; 11/2/0; 1/18/0; tickets: 113/15/0) (charge: #106 17s. 7d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [on playbill of 23 Apr.]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Sigismunda was at Manchester, 10 Jan. 1778.] Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 7, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #324 1s. (146/2/0; 8/1/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 169/15/0)(charge: #106 10s. 1d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #287 17s. 6d. (131/4/0; 13/19/6; 0/4/0; tickets: 142/10/0) (charge: #71 8s. 4d.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 12 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 39, Goodge-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #308 1s. (150/16/0; 11/7/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 145/3/0) (charge: #66/1/8)