Event Comment: Benefit Martin and Cartwright; [in Daily Courant, 13 May, Cartwright is gallery doorkeeper]

Event Comment: Benefit Giles and Martin. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #69 6s

Event Comment: Advertised in Daily Post, 2 Feb., but not later, as a benefit for Mrs Martin

Event Comment: Benefit Jonathan Martin. 6:30 P.M. 5s

Event Comment: For the Relief of One, who had the Misfortune of losing his All, in the late Fire in Cecil-Court, St. Martin's Lane. 5s

Event Comment: Benefit Martin. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Event Comment: Benefit Boman, Hill, Martin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Event Comment: Benefit DeFesch. Compos'd by Mr DeFesch. With Additions and Alterations. 6 p.m. 5s. [Tickets at DeFesch's on Pav'd Stones in St. Martin's-Lane, next Door to the Golden Peruke.

Event Comment: Benefit Dubuisson and Mlle Bonneval. Mainpiece: By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets of Dubuisson at his House in St. Martin's St., near Leicester Fields, and of Page at the stage door

Event Comment: A new English Pastoral Serenata. Set to Musick by William DeFesch. 6 p.m. 5s. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at the Author's Lodgings, at Mrs Misaubain's, on the Pav'd Stones, in St. Martin's Lane

Event Comment: Benefit Muilment. Tickets to be had at his lodgings, next door to Old Slaughter's Coffee House in St. Martin's Lane; and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour Mr Muilment with their company, are desired to send their commands to Mr Hobson as above; and to prevent Mistakes, are requested to take tickets for the places they order to be kept for 'em

Event Comment: [This Pastoral Serenata first appeared 21 March 1744 at the Crown and Anchor in the Strand, qv. At that time Beard, Savage, Mrs Clive and Miss Edwards sang in it.] By Subscription for three nights will be performed an English Pastoral Serenata, set to Music by Mr DeFesch. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. On the 20th of March and 3rd of April will be performed a New Oratorio call'd Joseph, also set to Music by Mr DeFesch. For the encouragement of such persons as shall please to favour Mr Defesch by subscribing one Guinea, they shall be entitled to six tickets, each of which will admit one into the boxes, or Two into the Gallery. Nobody to be admitted into the boxes without printed tickets, which will be deliver'd at the theatre. Subscriptions to be taken till the 5th of March, at Mr DeFesch's at the sign of the Angel and Trumpet, in St. Martin's Lane, at the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden; and at Mr Page's Stage Door-keeper. To begin at half an hour after six. This day is publish'd Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John. [No price given, but the 1st edition lists it as 1s. 6d. Watts would have had to sell about two thousand copies to cover his investment in copyright and printing costs.

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Ladies send their servants by four o'clock. Tickets of Cashell at Mr Elwood's, Staymaker, in Hunt's Court, St. Martin's Lane

Event Comment: A historical note about the patent for May Fair by Edward Shepherd. Daily Advertiser, 1 May: Whereas a Patent was granted by King Charles the First, and confirm'd by King James II, to the Proprietor of Great and Little Brookfield, then in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields, now in the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square, to hold a Fair during the Space of fifteen Days, to begin the 1st Day of May next, and every May Day forever: the present Proprietor thinks it proper to apprize the Publick thereof, that it may not be thought that he attempts to do any thing but by Virtue of the said Patent, and no Ways to disturb the Publick Peace, or act in Contradiction to the Laws of the Realm. [Alluded to in 2 May news of the Daily Advertiser, as being proclaimed by Edward Shepherd.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece a new Pastoral English Opera set to Music by Mr DeFesch. Tickets to be had at DeFesch's Lodgings, the Ironmonger's in St Martin's Court, Leicester-Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets deliver'd out for As You Like It by Mr DeFesch will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for the author of the Dramatic Entertainment. [Afterpiece written by Joseph Dorman.] Never before performed. [See 18 Nov. 1740.] Tickets to be had of the Author at Pons Coffee House in Cecil Court, St. Martin's Lane. Tickets deliver'd out for Monday the 22nd Instant will be taken. Ladies send servants by three

Event Comment: To the author of the General Advertiser, from White's Coffee House, St James's, 1 Feb., SIR: On the 6th of December last I was seiz'd with a fever, which in 24 hours was so violent that I became extremely delerious, insomuch that I obstinately refused all manner of medicines. This continued till about December the 16th, when all my friends thought me near expiring, and the more because I was then in the 80th year of my age. At this time my relations gave me a dose of Dr James's Fever Powder in some Tamarinds, unknown to me, which, as it had no taste, I did not discover. This gave me one stool, and the next morning I was much better. From that Time my Relations gave me the same medicine, without my knowledge, in small beer, Tea, and every thing I took. This was attended with so good an Effect, that in three days the Fever, with all its symptoms, entirely left me, insomuch that I am now perfectly recover'd. This I esteem my duty to the Publick to communicate for the general advantage of Mankind, I am, Sir, your humble servant, Colley Cibber. This day is publish'd, By Authority, the Comic Tunes in the Entertainment of Queen Mab, as they are performed at Drury Lane, for the Violin, German Flute, or Harpsichord, Price 1s. 6d. Printed for J. Oswald at his music shop in St Martin's Churchyard, in the Strand

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Mathews. Places at stage door, and at Mathews in Long-Acre, near St Martin's Lane. Receipts. #140 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for A Citizen's Widow and three small children. Tickets to be had at Sam's Coffee House in Exchange Alley; the Bank Coffee House, Threadneedle St.; Old Slaughter's Coffee House, St Martin's and the Stage Door

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentlewoman, who hath a large Family in great Distress, being kept out of a good Fortune (Cross). Tickets to be had at Mrs Brown's, Milliner, in Martin's-Church-Yard; Mr Leeson, Haberdasher, near the New Church in the Strand; Mrs Kelly's, the Rainbow Coffee House, Ludgate Hill; Mr Walker's, an Oilman in Catherine St., and of Varney at the Stage Door (playbill). Receipts: #30 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Rawlins, Ballard, Finny and Miss Condell. Tickets deliver'd out for the Country Lasses will be taken. On Account of the indisposition of a principal actor the play is oblig'd to be changed. Tickets deliver'd by Martin, Mrs Vivier, Mrs Jansolin, and Mrs Petite will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Finney, Martin, and Mrs Gondou. Tickets deliver'd out by Rawlings, Mrs Gwinn, and Mrs Paddick will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Tickets of Beard next door to Old Slaughter's Coffee House, St. Martin's Lane, and of Varney at stage door. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Amphitheatre on stage. Receipts: #280 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Buck, Lucas, Dumay, Mrs Granier, and Miss Cokayne. Tickets deliver'd out by Martin, Letsam, Mrs Jarvis, and Mrs Gold will be taken