Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 29 Nov. 1764.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 2 Dec. 1769.] Charges: #64 5s. Profit to Dunstall #1 1s. 6d., plus #170 17s. from tickets (Box 433; Pit 410; Gallery 36). Paid Whitefield a quarter year's salary #25, and Sarjant ditto, #10. Paid Mrs Carne half year's salary #15 all due Lady Day last (Account Book). Receipts: #65 6s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The Lady identified as Mrs Sage by Kemble note on playbill.] Charges #65 10s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #18 6s. 3d., plus income from tickets: Fishar #61 14s. (Box 104; Pit 150; Gallery 132); Sga Manesiere, #66 12s. (Box 125; Pit 179; Gallery 85) (Account Book). Receipts: #002 3s

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Mainpiece: Not Acted these 5 years. [See 13 April 1768.] Charges #66 5s. 6d. Profit to Miss Miller #11 9s. 6d., plus #20 4s. from tickets (Box 52; Pit 48). Paid half year's Land Tax for Theatre due Lady Day last #35; ditto for House in Bow Passage #1 5s. 6d.; ditto for Window Lights for theatre #6 10s. 6d., and for House in Bow Passage 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #78 5s

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Tickets deliver'd for 22 March will be taken. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House charges #65 9s. Profit to Barry #187 15s. 6d. Paid 2 extra Hautboys in Rehearsal 10s. Receipts: #253 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #75 9s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #9 7s. 6d., plus #78 12s. from tickets (Box 98; Pit 272; Gallery 133). Paid Dr Goldsmith the balance of his three nights for the Mistakes of a Night, #502 18s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #84 17s

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece [a tragedy by Thomas Hull, based upon the version by William Hawkins, 1749, suggested by William Shenstone, and instigated by the presence of Mrs Hartley among the actresses at cg]: Never acted before. Characters to be dressed in the Habits of the Times (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Profit to Hull #50 13s. 6d., plus #75 6s. from Tickets (Box 165; Pit 171; Gallery 84) (Account Book). Receipts: #114 18s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Mainpiece: Written by Dr Goldsmith. Charges #64 5s. Profit to Mrs Green #16 1s. 6d., plus #34 6s. from tickets (Box 56; Pit 108; Gallery 41) (Account Book). Receipts: #80 6s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 25 April 1767.] Charges #67 16s. 6d. Profit to Rotten [sic] #28 13s. 6d. plus #27 8s. from tickets (Box 76; Pit 56) (Account Book). Receipts: #96 10s

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece: A new Farce never performed. Altered from Sir Charles Sedley's Piece of the same title by Dr Goldsmith. Acted only this night (playbill). [The notation on the alteration is by Kemble on the playbill. The characters are: Sourby, Octavio, Wentworth, Dancing Master, Scamper, Clarissa and Jenny. See Edition by Alice I. Perry Wood (Cambridge, Mass., 1931).] Charges #66 5s. Profit to Quick #7 6d., plus #80 from tickets (Box 100; Pit 263; Gallery 156) (Account Book). [Brief review of the Grumbler in the Westminster Magazine for May 1773: "It was several years ago translated from the French, and received this night some additional touches from the pen of Dr Goldsmith. An entertainment of one act cannot be expected to contain much. The whole merit of this is centered in one character, and perhaps in one scene."] Receipts: #73 5s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Barsanti. [Actually the New Occasional Prelude occurred here for the 20th time.] Charges #69 8s. 6d. Profit to Miss Barsanti #1 10s. 6d., plus #146 18s. from tickets (Box 367; Pit 279; Gallery 133) (Account Book). Receipts: #70 19s

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman. Tickets to be had at Pond's in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden; and of Mr Johnston, at the Theatre. House charges #84. Profit to Ackman #123 10s.; Paid Mr Davies's note to Liddell, #3 3s.; Paid extra Flute and Hautboy 10s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. Receipts: #207 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Twist and Miss Wewitzer. Tomorrow (Eleventh Night) the New Comedy of She Stoops to Conquor. Charges #69 6s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #13, plus income from tickets: Miss Wewitzer #41 4s. (Boxes 45; Pit 123; Gallery 115); Miss Twist #42 6s. (Boxes 77; Pit 83; Gallery 106). Paid Whitefield for cloaths bought #53 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #96 4s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for Perry and Morris. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each beneficiary #7 6s. 6d., cover'd by income from tickets: Perry #68 4s. (Box 33; Pit 231; Gallery 253); Morris #61 5s. (Box 39; Pit 158; Gallery 278) (Account Book). Receipts: #49 12s

Event Comment: By Order of the Grand Buck for the Benefit of Wignell and Davis. N.B. Places will be kept in the front boxes for the brethren of the Mcst Noble Order, who are desired to meet the Grand Buck and His Council at the Shakespeare's Head in the Great Piazza, by 5 o'clock, from thence to proceed to the theatre, and bring the ensigns of the Order with them (playbill). Charges #66 3s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #4 6s. 3d. apiece, cover'd by income from tickets: Wignell #78 4s. (Box 82; Pit 290; Gallery 142); Davis #74 4s. (Box 59; Pit 281; Gallery 173) (Account Book). Receipts: #57 11s

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler, Jacobs, Griffith. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Yates and Miss Berkley will be taken. Pd. Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #238 19s. 6d. Charges: #70. Profits to Wheeler, Jacobs, and Griffith: #168 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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 Watson, Roberts, Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Wood and Humphreys will be taken (playbill). Receipts: #245 12s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Watson, Roberts and Palmer: #161 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson, Berrisford, Carlton Jr and Kaygill. Saw the Beggar's Opera at Drury Lane. Pit and Gallery so full no place Went into front Box ou much mob--low sort of people had tickets given them--side boxes almost empty. Extremely pleased with Mrs Smith (the Polly whom I never heard before), Mrs Wrighten (Lucy) and Vernon (Macheath) who all performed incomparably well (Baker Diary, p. 259). So Ends the Season 63 different Plays 36 different Farces 188 Nights in all (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #201 15s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Berrisford, Robinson, Carlton, and Kaygille: #117 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). AFTER SEASON RECEIPTS (Treasurer's Book). 5 June: Rec'd Box Officer keeper's cash (deficit #6 5s.) #18 15s.; Benefit deficiencies #142 13s. 6d.; Remainder of Mr S. Barry's Bag #40 3s. 8d. 15 June: Rec'd in benefit deficiencies #223 18s.; Mr Griffith in full of #12 lent him #2 5s.; Mr Davies on acct #20; J. Aickin ditto #16 11s. 6d. 18 June: Public Advertiser and Gazetteer acct this season #100. 19 June: Sundry salaries taken up by Mr Evans #227 4s.; Remainder of Sinking Fund #70. 23 June: Rowland one yrs rent to Lady Day (#43 with #2 2s. tax decuted) #40 18s.; Mr Pope one yrs rent ditto (#30 with #1 13s. King's tax deducted) #28 7s.; Harrison one yrs rent ditto (#46 with #7 King's tax deducted) #39; Balance from Clutterbuck #159 16s.; Discount on #344 18s. 6d., the amount of tallow chandler's Bills this season #27 11s. 9d.; From the Managers per Mr D. G. #534 11s. 8d. 1 July: J. Johnston in part of Music forfeits #29 10s. 6d. 2 July: From A. Johnston for oil and sperm. Candle ends sold to sundry #6 12s. 6d. 3 July: Their Majesties Acct 3 nights #30; Her Majesty's Ladies Acct ditto #9; Williams one yrs rent to Lady Day last (#48 with #4 King's tax deducted) #44. EXPENDITURES 15 June: Paid J. French on acct #20; Wegg half yrs rent to Lady Day last #57. 19 June: Paid Miss Berkley on note #5 5s.; Loutherbourg (in full of #300) #70; D. Garrick (in full of #800) #254 11s. 8d.; King's extra salary at #3 Per week) #93 10s.; Parsons in lieu of a benefit night #80; J. Stevens 2 weeks as usual #1 16s. 23 June: Paid Black Lyon Wardrobe and Carpenter's Dinner bills #16 10s. 8d.; Pope's bill for wigs #21 4s., and for 54 nights extra dressing &c. #5 8s.; Tallow chandler's 10th and last bill #23 11s. 9d. 24 June: Paid Bibb, sword cutler, #14 16s. 6d.; Dorman, Coals, #27 15s., and for attending practices of Dances, as usual #10 10s.; Jennings, Glover & Furrier #21 9s.; Cropley (linen draper) #35 12s.; Cole (turner) #7 3s.; Hatsell (mercer) #35 9s.; Marshall & Co. (plumbers) #15; Thomson (smith) #15 15s. 6d.; Barber, for men's cloaths #6 6s.; Barret (wax chandler) #18 14s.; Ireland (upholder) #27 6s. 6d.; Blakes (hatter) #16 19s.; Hopkins & Co. (ironmongers) #42 2s.; Carpue (silk dyer) #9 10s.; Carter (scowerer); Jones (worsted lace man) #3 17s.; Hinchcliff (mercer) #36 11s. 6d.; Cubit (tinman) #12 7s.; Lowe & Co. (glasiers) #1 16s.; J. French on Acct #10. 25 June: Waller & Co. (hosiers) #20 19s.; Scott (copper laceman) #47 7s. 6d.; Kirkman, Harpsicord tuning #18 16s.; Mrs Chitty, Coals, #28 5s. A. Johnston a bill for gilt leather &c. #51 15s.; J. Aickin's Law bill to Mr Stephens #54 7s. 9d.; Mrs Garwood for work for the Wardrobe, &c. #17 16s. 6d.; Barrow & Co., for oil, #170; half yrs rent to Duke of Bedford to Lady Day Last, #165 17s. 7d.; Mrs Vaughan (haberdasher) #3 3s.; Mr Page in full of #25 for this season, #1 10s. 1 July: Paid Daigville's 5 Children Dancing &c. in full #5 5s.; Johnston Music bill to Xmas last, #29 10s. 6d.; Chettel (timber) #46 3s.; D. Richards of M: Band 31 weeks and 1 day, extra salary at #1 per week for this season, #31 3s. 4d.; Victor's gratuity as usual, #30; Evans in lieu of a Benefit #42; Hopkins, prompter's bill, #4 12s. 6d.; Jenkins, extra Trumpet 17 nights in full #8 18s. 6d.; Miss P. Hopkins, 8 Nights in full #2; C. Roberts (shoemaker) #6 9s. 6d.; One yrs Watch & Paving for Covent Garden Parish to Lady Day last #4 8s.; Victor & Evans 2 weeks salary as usual #8. BOOKS CLOSED 1 July 1773: Total income #32,639 15s. 5d. Total outgo #27,705 7s. 3d. Profit #4,934 8s. 2d. distributed as follows: To Managers #3,760; To Clutterbuck #1000, To Clutterbuck #174 8s. 2d

Event Comment: Benefit towards the Establishment of a Fund for the Relief of Performers retiring from the stage. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) at the Stage Door. No person admitted behind the scenes. Charges #73 16s. Profit to Fund #89 4s. 6d.; plus (presumably) the income from 12 Box tickets, #3. Receipts: #163 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Receipts: #86 (Account Book). Charges #81 15s. Profit to Society #4 5s., plus #106 17s. from tickets (Box 242; Pit 309) (Account Book). Benefit for Use of the Society at the Thatched-House Tavern For the release and discharge of persons imprisoned for small debts. [The Epilogue was written by Cumberland. (See Folger Library Theatrical Clippings). The Curtain rises and discovers a prison; at some distance a woman, poorly habited, and in a disconsolate attitude; after standing some time montionless, in a posture of fixed attention she speaks]: @Woman: Thou loathsome dungeon in whose dreary womb@The pining Debtor finds a living tomb;@Where 'midst the Clank of Chains and Dismal yells@Of shakled felons my sad husband dwells;@From his dark cell, oh give him to my view!@Let him look forth and take a last adieu.@ [As she advances towards the prison, a person in Gentleman's apparel accosts her.] @Man: Stay, Child of Sorrow, thou whose piercing groans@Might move to pity e'en these senseless stones.@Why dost thou bend thy melancholy way@To that Drear Dungeon? Child of Sorrow stay.@Woman: Why should I stay, or my sad Griefs impart?@Can there be pity in a Human heart?@Away and let me die.@ [...The Man suggests a Human heart can have pity] @Woman: If there be such, O lead me to their sight,@And let me plead a wretched sufferer's right:@Can there be Truth, Humanity or Sense@In laws that make Misfortune an offence?@ [Her husband was a God-fearing weaver who fell ill for 10 weeks, lost his job and was seized upon by a relentless creditor.] @Steel'd to their trade, and deaf to all our cries,@Relentless ruffians seize their legal prize;@From my fond arms a dying Husband tear@And plunge their victims in a dungeon there!@Man: Enough! go speak the healing words of peace@To thy sad mate, and bear him this release;@Tell him the Muse, which on these Scenes attend@That balsam to his wounded spirit sends.@And Know this Truth thyself, 'tis not alone@The Preacher's pulpit and the Monarch's throne@That Charity frequents; but in this age,@She guides the Theatre and treads the stage;@Lo! She is present, cast your eyes around,@And here in each Spectator's heart she's found.

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Tickets deliver'd for Grecian Daughter taken. Part of pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Rec'd stopages #2 16s.; Paid 4 days salary list #348 14s. 8d; Mr King's extra salary #2 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #271. Charges: #65 13s. Profit for Barry: #205 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: In Three Acts Never Performed there. [This seems to be some adaptation of Garrick's Florizel and Perdita in three acts, but without the character Rogero.] Charges #72 16s. Profit to Woodward #129 17s. 6d., plus #57 from tickets (Box 228). Receipts: #202 14s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Tragedy by Samuel Pordage. Charges #64 12s. Profit to Smith #62 19s. 6d., plus #110 from tickets (Box 380; Pit 68; Gallery 48) Receipts: #127 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 29 Dec. 1769.] With the Restoration of a Captial Scene from the Original. Charges #68 19s. Profit to Shuter #130 3s., plus #68 from tickets (Box 185; Pit 145). Receipts: #199 2s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Charges #76 17s. Profit to Mrs Mattocks #84 5s., plus #69 15s. from tickets (Box 279) Paid one year's Assurance on #5,000 in the Royal Exchange Office to 31 March 1775 #12 10s. Receipts: #161 2s. (Account Book)