Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cibber and her sister, daughters of Mr Cibber by the late Mrs Jane Cibber. Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets to be had of Bradshaw, &c., and of Miss Cibber and her Sister, at Mrs Brett's (their Aunt)in Berwick St., near Soho. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Boultby will be taken. Receipts: #78

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Harper. See Daily Advertiser, 30 April: The case of the Widow of the late John Harper, Comedian: Mr Harper, having been seiz'd about four years since with a Paralitic Disorder, which not only rendered him incapable of acting, but depriv'd him of the use of his limbs, and in some degree affected his senses so as to make him an object of great compassion; during which long and dreadful Indisposition of near four years all possible means were tried (tho' in vain) to recover him, which impair'd and hurt his Circumstances, so greatly, as not to permit him to leave a sufficent Support for his widow, who is in years and unprovided for. Mr Harper dying in January last, according to a custom in the theatre his widow is entitled to a Benefit, and the Comedy of The Miser is to be acted to-morrow night for her Benefit, at Drury Lane; but as she is incapable of making a proper interest for it, without applying to the Compassion and Generosity of the Publick, she hopes to be excused in giving them the Trouble of this her case. Tickets deliver'd out by Roger will be taken.See Garrick's Additional Benefit for her on 11 May.] Receipts: #50

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell and Marten. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear,

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter), Demaimbray (Machinist), and Ray. Tickets deliver'd out by Green, Miss Thomson, and Miss Minors will be taken. Tickets for the Double Gallant will be taken. Rylands MS.: I had tickets. Receipts: #105

Event Comment: Benefit Verhuyck, Naylor, Duck, Banks (Pit and Gallery Doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd out by Mlle Fabres. Miss Dodson, Miss Short, and Mr. Bowcher will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit Baker, Pit-Doorkeeper, late Linen draper in Wood Street. [Failed in business, now in the theatre.] Receipts: #80

Event Comment: RRylands: Benefit for Doorkeepers Stevens, Bishop, Walker, Saunders, Pritchard

Event Comment: RRylands MS.: Benefit for Numberers &c, Mrs Marshall, Miss Lee, Miss Budgell, Miss Wright, Miss Cole, and Mr Walker. Tickets deliver'd out by Edwards, Owen, Brooks, Rumball, and others will be taken. Receipts: #120

Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Box-Keeper (Rylands MS.). Receipts: #170

Event Comment: Acted but once these Twenty Years

Event Comment: SStationers Hall, Ludgate St. Benefit Edmund Larken...With all the choruses. Composed by Mr Handel.] Printed Books of the Masque will be given gratis at the place of performance. Tickets at 5s. each. Particular care will be taken to have the Hall well air'd

Event Comment: Written by Mr Dryden. Benefit Quin. By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. For the better accomodation of the ladies, the stage will be enclos'd and form'd into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allow'd to keep places. Ladies send servants by three

Event Comment: Benefit Dr Clancy. "The Day returns, but not to me returns," Milton. This Gentleman being deprived of the Advantages of following his profession; and as the writing he had produced for the stage could not be brought out this season, the Master of the Playhouse has been so kind as to favour him with a Benefit Night: It is therefore hoped, that as this will be the first instance of any person laboring under so heavy a deprivation, performing on the stage, the Novelty, as well as the Unhappyness of his case, will engage the favour and protection of a British Audience. Note: Tickets to be had at the Temple-Exchange Coffee House in Fleet Street; Tom's Coffee House in Cornhill; St. James Coffee House, St. James's Street; Child's Coffee House, St. Paul's Churchyard and the Chapter Coffee House in Paternoster Row. Places for Boxes to be Taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [General Advertiser, 4 April, publish'd a fifty-six Prologue (licensed) Intended for Oedipus, acted for the Benefit of the Very Ingenious Dr Clancy, written by Mr Lockman.

Event Comment: Written by Dryden. Places for boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. 6 p.m

Event Comment: At common prices. Tickets deliver'd out for the Prodigal will be taken on Oct. 16. The Eighth Day at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. [Since The Prodigal did not achieve a three-night run, Cibber may be giving Odell a benefit tonight.