Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron and Mrs Greville. Farce (in 2 Acts) Never performed before, and for that night only. This Farce was written by Mr Waldron-Some Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Paid Mr Wegg's rent half year to Lady Day last #57; Duke of Bedford ditto #164 2s. 10d.; One yrs Paving, Cleansing & Lighting to ditto #39 7s. 6d.; Mr Moody for Mr Philips #13 13s.; St Martin's Charity School, 1 year, 1774 #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). [The Westminster Magazine for May gives the following cast for the farce: Reuben-$Waldron; Blunt-$Moody; Sharp-$Dodd; Flimsy-$LeMash; Joseph-$Burton; Mrs Reuben-$Mrs Davies; Betty-$Miss Platt. It then bluntly tells the plot and concludes: "The whole is beneath criticism."

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill. As afterpiece the playbill announces Comus, but it was not acted. Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play]. Receipts: #137 15s. 6d. (117.7.0; 19.8.0; 1.0.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #122 10s.)

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Horatio to Kemble, but "The publick is respectfully informed that on account of the sudden indisposition of Kemble the part of Horatio will be performed by Whitfield" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #238 5s. (156.12; 78.9; 3.4)

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall and Mrs Kemble, but "Mrs Barresford [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in Margaret, and Mrs Taylor [read] Adelaide [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (London Chronicle, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as Cowslip, but "Miss George supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (Public Advertiser, 16 Sept.).] The last Night [of the Season]