Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. The Charges include House charge: #63, plus Wax Candles #1 5s. plus Extra Guards #1 5s. 6d., plus a French Horn and 2 Side drums 7s. Receipts: #83 4s. 6d. plus #174 7s. from tickets (Box 382; Pit 447; Gallery 118) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality. No building on Stage. Tickets sold at Door will not be admitted. Receipts: #68 1s. plus #33 6s. from tickets (Box 58; Pit 74; Gallery 77) (Account Book). Charges: #69 17s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 24 May 1759.] Part of Pit will be rail'd into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets deliver'd out for the Constant Couple will be taken this night. Receipts: #47 5s. plus #73 17s. from tickets (Box 235; Pit 84; Gallery 75) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. No building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. Receipts: #44 16s. 6d. plus #127 8s. from Tickets (Box 181; Pit 411; Gallery 205) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barrington and Mrs Lampe. [Juliet identified by Winston MS 9 from Rich's Register. No Building on Stage. Account Book also identifies Miss Hallam.] Receipts #84 6s. plus tickets: Harrington #66 2s.; Mrs Lampe #38 5s. (Account Book). [The Account Book lists Mr Barrington, not Mrs, and does not specify the distribution of tickets as to box, pit, or gallery.] Charges: #67 17s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out for the Merry Wives of Windsor will be taken. Receipts: #51 4s. plus #88 7s. from tickets (Box 142; Pit 239; Gallery 170) (Account Book). Charges: #64 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit of Mattocks and Hull. Tickets deliver'd for The Busy Body will be taken. No Building on Stage. [Playbill suggests Beard and Mattocks took the parts of Sailor and Squire for the 1st time this night. According to Genest they had performed them since 28 Nov. 1760, i.e., for 23 times this season. Possibly their parts were originally reversed.] Receipts: #79 17s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Mattocks #40 6s. (Box 37; Pit 159; Gallery 72); Hull #42 1s. (Box 80; Pit 111; Gallery 54) (Account Book). Charges: #64 6s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer. No charges. House received the ready money receipts of #35 1s. plus 1!2 of the #109 19s. which Stoppelaer deliver'd in tickets (Box 104; Pit 431; Gallery 193). Paid Mrs Marg. Lamb in full for a Bond due 8 March last #315. plus interest for 51 days from 8 March last #2 1s. 10d. (Account Book). Receipts: #35 1s. plus 1!2 value of tickets: #54 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Ballard, Treasurer. [For Entertainment, see 26 March] Receipts. #39 8s. 6d. plus #211 6s. from tickets (Box 282; Pit 782; Gallery 235). [Ballard deliver'd 1,299 tickets, nearly the record fbr any recipient of a benefit, actor or nonactor. His profit of #187 14s. 6d. seems to have been equivalent to more than 3 years' salary, since he is set down for a weekly salary of #1 in the Account Book for this year.] Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Clough, Cautherly, &c. Tomlinson? and Watkins had tickets. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross, (pit door-keepers); Slater; and Trott, (lobby door-keeper). Mainpiece: Acted but once these 10 years. [See 15 Jan. 1753.] Tickets deliver'd by Besford, Clark, Darby, Toten, Dimmock, &c. will be taken. [Besford a mistake for Joseph Besworth (porter).] Receipts: #15 15s. plus #100 14s. 2d. as 1!2 value of the tickets deliver'd. @Names Bow Pit Gallery Balue 1!2 Value@Wilford 2 62 18 #11 12s. #5 16s.@Ross 5 162 83 #33 17s. #16 18s. 6d.@Trott 144 53 .. #43 19s. #18 12s. 9d.@Slater 2 57 110 #20 1s. #10 6d.@Derby 4 79 105 #23 7s. #11 13s. 6d.@Toten .. 32 43 #9 2s. #4 11s.@Clingo .. 55 47 #12 19s. #6 9s. 6d.@Clarke .. 40 44 #10 8s. #5 4s.@Besworth .. 24 20 #5 12s. #2 16s.@Dymuck .. 12 53 #7 2s. #3 11s.@Jos. Smith 8 29 25 #8 17s. #4 8s. 6d.@Cole 4 61 83 #18 9s. #9 4s. 6d.@S. Griffiths .. 11 12 #2 17s. #1 8s. 6d.@Total 169 677 643 #208 2s. #100 14s. 2d. [1!2 of #208 2s. would seem to be #104 1s.]@ Rec'd of John Crane for the ends of the wax candles sold last season #6 4s., and for those sold this season #23 19s. 4d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Charles Sarjant, (house keeper). Tickets deliver'd for the Wonder will be taken. Receipts: #69 2s. 6d. plus #73 2s. from tickets (Box 125; Pit 223; Gallery 84) (Account Book). Charges:#80 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Both pieces under the Direction of Dr Arne. Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Set to Music by Handel. Afterpiece: A Serenata of one Act set to Music by Dr Arne. N.B. Though the nightly expenses attending these performances during the Lent, will be at least equal to any on the like occasion, the Prices will be only Boxes 7s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. and the Upper Gallery 2s. To begin as usual. Subscriptions will continue through the Lent to be taken at Three Guineas, for which the Subscribers shall receive Twelve Box tickets to be used at pleasure, till all are come in, which tickets may be had at Dr Arne's in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out for Macbeth will be taken. Tickets to be had of Mrs Ward, at Mr Trouton's in Surry-Street in the strand; and of Mr Sarjant at the stage Door where places for the Boxes may be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Opera for the last time this season. Pit and Boxes to be laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Tickets to be had of Miss Brent, at the China Shop in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Tickets to be had of Mrs Sparks, at her house in Crown Court. Tickets deliver'd out for the Distress'd Mother will be taken. N.B. Mr Sparks having been very long indisposed and rendered incapable of attending the theatre, with the greatest deference persuades himself that Circumstance will readily plead his Apology, and induce his friends to dispense with his personal appearance, and favor him with their commands; and that they will excuse the changing of his play, to which he is oblig'd by the illness of a principal performer; of which and his former obligations, he shall always retain the most gratful sense. [Sparks had been ill since 14 Jan. when Hull took over his part of Buckingham in King Richard III.

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennett and Legg. No Building on Stage; Tickets sold at Doors not admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Mr Bennett at the Antigallican Coffee-House behind the Change; of Mr Legg, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee. With the Original Act Tunes as adapted to the play by David Rizzio. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by Mathews and Miss Capitani will be taken. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson and Foley. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by Hodges will be taken. Tickets sold at Doors will not be admitted

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. No Building on Stage, &c. Tickets sold at doors will not be taken. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be admitted. Benefit for Clough, Raftor, &c

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley, Roberts, Palmer (doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd by Kaygill will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Music by Handel. Tickets 3s. By Particular Desire of the Right Hon. Earl of Ferrars, Grand Master of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free Masons. Mr Lowe's constant attendance at Marybone Gardens renders it impossible for him to wait on all his friends in person, he therefore hopes they will take tickets, in order to prevent mistakes at changing money at the doors

Event Comment: There will not be any Tickets sold at the Office for this Night. Those disappointed from not being able to get in to the performance on Saturday last shall be admitted this evening at Siroe or on Saturday next when Leucippo will be performed again; but in case any Lady or Gentleman should choose rather to have their money, it will be paid at the treasurer's office at the theatre this morning, from ten to three O'clock, on returning the tickets. As every precaution was taken to facilitate the entrance of the company by obtaining an additional guard, besides two magistrates who were so kind as to attend with an additional number of constables; nevertheless the weight was so great from the throng that the centinels and the peace officers were forced from their posts, the doors burst open and broke to pieces, to the very great prejudice of the manager. Mr Giardini humbly hopes that those...who had not the opportunity of paying when they were carried in by the torrent, will be so good as to send their money to Mr Spilsbury. Picked up at the Opera House Last Saturday Night a black satin cloak lined with White and a black lace round it. Recovery may be had of Major Spinnage for the cost of the advertising

Event Comment: Benefit for Clough, Walker, Raftor. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Tickets sold at doors not to be admitted

Event Comment: Benefit for Watkins, Mortimer, Tomlinson, and West. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Tickets sold at doors will not be admitted