Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Zeno. Music by Handel.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 Jan.: Last Night the new Opera of Faramondo was perform'd...to a splendid Audience, and met with general Applause. It being the first Time of Mr Handel's Appearance this Season, he was honour'd with extraordinary and repeated Signs of Approbation

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: With Additional Scenes, particularly a new one for the Conclusion

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Never acted there before. Receipts: #90. Daily Advertiser, 23 Jan.: Last Night Shakespear's Play of All's Well was acted for the first time at Drury Lane, to a numerous Audience, with universal applause; but Mrs Woffington being indisposed, it is deferr'd

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard, at the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. All the Characters will be new Dress'd. The Stage will be form'd into an Amphitheatre, where Servants will be allow'd to keep places. Tickets at 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Daily Advertiser: This evening their Royal Highnesses...will go to the theatre...to see the Comedy of the Committee, or the Faithful Irishman, and Dancing by Signior Brunoro, &c, being the first time of his appearing at that theatre

Event Comment: By Henry Fielding. Never acted before. On 25 Jan. Lady Hertford wrote to her son: Mr Fielding has wrote a comedy which has been refus'd by the Licenser, not as a reflecting one, but on account of its immorality. On 19 Feb. she wrote again: Mr Fielding by suffering the bawd to be carted, tho she is his favorite character in the new play, has obtained a license to have it acted, and it was perform'd on thursday for the first time, but so much dislik'd that it is believ'd that it will be impossible to prevail with a second audience to hear it through.-Hughes, Hertford, p. 242. The Larpent MS. shows many question marks, and deletions of suggestive, passionate, and physiological references

Event Comment: The Usual Diversion. By Boyce as it was performed at Ruckholt House by Lowe and Brett, being the first time it was performed on any stage. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and Gallery 1s. 6d. The Books of Solomon will be given gratis at the Wells Door

Event Comment: Benefit Hale and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece Written by Shakespear, reviv'd by particular desire. Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total overthrow of the French Army, and many other Historical Passages. In order to preserve a proper decorum, and that this play may not be interrupted in its performance, the Publick may be assured there will not be any building on the stage.-General Advertiser. [In advance bill Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers had been advertised; Tom True Blue-$Beard; Father-$Leveridge; Captain of Press Gang-$Bencraft; Nancy-$Mrs Clive.

Event Comment: At Hickford's Room, Brewer St., a concert, etc. 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Event Comment: We hear, that on Saturday last an entirely new Scene of the Temple of Gloryv was shown for the first time in the Opera of Alceste, which as it excell'd everything of that kind for its Magnificance and Elegancy hitherto exhibited in any theatre, so it met with an universal Approbation from a numerous and polite Audience.-General Advertiser, 4 June

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber to Garrick, late Jan.: It is surprising that dl goes on acting; one night with another, to be sure, they have not received above 40 pounds; the actors are paid only three nights a week; though they play every night. But the top stroke of all was Macklin's play! It was entirely new-dressed, and no expense saved in the clothes. I shall say nothing of the piece, because you may read it; but be as vain as you will about your playing Bayes, you never made an audience laugh more than Henry VII has done. There for the first time I saw your rival, Mr Goodfellow; I should have said the rival Mr Lacy wants to make you; do not be quite dispirited about it, for Perkin Warbeck is much below anything I ever yet saw. Here I must ask Mr Stevens's pardon, to whom I have done injustice, for I think he may dispute the pass downstairs with Perkin, and as his head seems to be the heaviest of the two, I think he has the best right to it.--Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 49

Event Comment: Note, Madem. Violette, a New Dancer from Vienna, will perform this day for the first time

Event Comment: A New Opera. Premiere of Terradellas's Bellerofonte. Crescendo is used...seemingly for the first time. Libretto by F. Vanneschi--Burney, History of Music, IV, 456

Event Comment: Principal characters in the Mainpiece New Dress'd. [Barry, apparently for the first time. See 5 Nov.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #151 11s. (Powel); #151 14s. (Clay MS)

Event Comment: A new Opera written by Metastasio and the Musick compos'd originally by Signor Hasse. [First time performed in England.

Event Comment: [M$Macklin apparently gave this lecture four times and advertised a fifth as follows]: @W 1 March 1749, at the Black Bull, Pudding Lane, 7 p.m., 1s.@F 3 March, Globe Tavern, Fleet St. (The Subsequent Lectures will conclude with a Rehearsal of some favourite Scenes taken from the Plays therein treated of.)@M 6 March, James St. at twelve o'clock.@W 8 March, Queens Arms, Spittlefields, at seven o'clock.@M 13 March, James St. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. "it is no Joke" at half past twelve.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland was at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, to see the tragedy of The Orphan; being the first time of his Royal Highness's being at either of the Theatres since his indisposition (General Advertiser, 4 Jan.). Receipts: #180 (Cross)