Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Lent Mr Como per order #6 6s.; Paid two extra flutes 2 nights #1. Receipts: #132 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Jane Shore deferr'd. Mrs Yates Ill. Receipts: #124 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Machin, Chorus 24 nights (23rd inst. incl.) #6. Receipts: #104 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Receipts: #264 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Land Tax & Window Lights half year to Mich last Cov. Garden Parish #3 3s. 6d. Receipts: #169 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By ParticUlar Desire. The Farce greatly hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Slingsby's draft on the managers #14 13s. 6d. Receipts: #259 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: The Cobler publish'd. Servants are oblig'd to withdraw end of Act 1 who are keeping places (Winston MS 11). Receipts: #244 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Receipts: #252 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: This Comis Opera is Written by the Revd Mr Bate. It is very Pleasant & the Music pretty. It is admirably Perform'd & was receiv'd with very great Applause (Hopkins Diary). The Music of the Afterpiece by Mr Carter. New Scenes, Dresses, Decoartions for afterpiece. Paid for Licences of Matilda & Rival Candidates #4 4s.; Mr Baddeley on note #10 10s.; Miss Berkley #2 2s. on note (Treasurer's Book). [A long rewiew of the plot of the afterpiece appeared in the Feb. Westminster Magazine, concluding: "In point of dialogue, poetry or music, it is inferior to few, if any, of the modern attempts of a similar kind; amongst which number, however, we desire to be understood not to include the ribald, unmeaning, sing-song compilations of the monotonous Mr Dibdin. The Fable, indeed, is too light and trival to endure the severity of a critical analysis; but it is at least sufficiently important to serve as a vehicle for the music; and the catastrophe has peculiar vivacity and theatrical spirit. Upon the whole the author has fully answered the end he proposed of introducing a deserving young composer whose name, it seems is Carter, to the public and who more than promises to be a composer of taste and genius. In this his first performance he both received and deserved the greatest encouragement and applause. Mr Weston spoke a humorous Epilogue accompanied by a large dog named Dragon, which had a very good effect, but as it was poor Dragon's first time of appearing on the stage, he, like all young performers of true feeling, seemed a good deal frightened...but having conquored his fears, and recovered himself a little, he performed his part very chastely and to the entire satisfaction of all present." Epilogue ends with a satirical remark upon Sg Rossignol, the "bird imitator" at Covent Garden. See 6 Jan. cg.] Receipts: #204 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: For the Author 1st Night. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #239 15s. 6d. Charges: #73 10s.; Profit to Author; #166 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)