Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews and Frederick Reynolds; based on Le Dissipateur; ou, L'Honnete Friponne, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue by the Duke of Leeds; Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed and executed by Greenwood. Gazetteer, 18 Nov.: At the rehearsal of the new comedy on Tuesday the Duke of Leeds, Major Scott, Mr Angerstein [the banker] and Mr Boswell were in the boxes. Mr Boswell said an epigrammatic thought had struck him...and he brought the following Impromptu into life: Andrews, your play is safe enough; For noble Leeds endures it; Boswell and Scott are pledged to puff, And Angerstein ensures it. World, 13 Dec. 1790: To-morrow will be published Better Late than Never (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #240 14s. (206.7; 32.6; 2.1)

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera in 3 acts (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Munich, 1771]); the Music entirely new, composed by Rauzzini

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Morning Herald, 12 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mattocks at his house, Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [not acted since 26 Dec. 1774]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years [not acted since 22 May 1778]. Receipts: #175 3s. 6d. (151/9/6; tickets: 23/14/0) (charge: #105)

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Miss Barnes, Mrs Nevill, Gibson, Blandy, Leslie, Bayne, Finney, Stevens will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 5 June 1777]. Receipts: #57 1s. (39/2/0; 17/11/6; 0/7/6; tickets: none listed)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years [acted 14 May 1779]. Paid Barratt, Wax Chandler, on Acct. #100. Receipts: #126 15s. 6d. (126/6/0; 0/7/0; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crouch. Morning Chronicle, 6 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Crouch, No. 3, Adam-street, Adelphi. Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years [acted 24 Jan. 1778]. Receipts: #314 9s. 6d. (117/11/0; 10/18/6; 1/7/0; tickets: 184/13/0) (charge: #108 0s. 10d.)

Event Comment: Epilogue by David Garrick. Second Ballet: with New Scenes [by deLoutherbourg] and Dresses [by Lupini]. Two new Grand Ballets, composed by Gallet, were introduced in this Piece (The Maid of the Oaks) in which Gallet and Mlle Dupre made their first Appearance upon the Eng. Stage--the first Dance, which was to be in the 2nd Act, was obliged to be deferred till the end of the 3rd Act, as Lupini, who made the Dancers Dresses, had not brought them to the House--this put us all into great Confusion, and Dodd made an Apology to the Audience, that an unforseen Accident had prevented the Dance being done in the proper Place. At the beginning of the 3rd Act most of the Dresses were brought, but not all, and some of the Dancers were obliged to put on what Dresses could be got for them--They were all very much confused--the Music also was not perfect. Gallet went on, and spoke in French to the Audience, and told the Band that he wished they had any Heads. In the first Dance Mlle Dupre fell down, and a little after Gallet fell down, but (they) did not hurt themselves, and the Dance went on--and even with all these Disadvantages was much applauded (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #181 19s. 6d

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera in 2 acts; the new Music composed by Anfossi. Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera in 2 acts [1st rime; author unknown]; the music by several eminent composers, under the direction of Bertoni. Books of the Opera [which are entitled Giunio Bruto], with an account of the new Dance, to be had at the Theatre. [Sga Macchierini was from the Opera, Cremona.] Public Advertiser, 14 Jan.: Pacchierotti sang "in a Stile the most superior--superior to any Singer heard in this country since Farinelli--superior to Pacchierotti himself!"

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera in 2 acts; The Music by Sacchini. [Opera in place of I Viaggiatori Felici, announced in Public Advertiser, 1 Mar. Nonini, who is unidentified, was from the Opera, Lisbon.] Public Advertiser, 6 Apr.: To the credit of Sacchini, it is the best Burletta extant. It is in all parts excellent . . . while it amuses, it does not fail equally to interest

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton, Williames & Harwood, prompter. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Harwood, Blackmoor Street, Clare-market [others not listed]. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. [The playbill assigns the song in Act II to Williames, but a MS annotation on the Kemble playbill substitutes Du-Bellamy.] Receipts: #252 19s. (66/15; 34/7; 0/11; tickets: 151/6) (charge: #106 9s. 4d.)

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Nash, Helme, Daglish, Dale, Brigg, Barthrope, Master Pulley, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Byrne will be taken. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Du-Bellamy as Lord Aimworth and Williames as Mervin, but on the Kemble playbill their names are deleted and MS annotations substitute Williames and Fawcett. This was Mrs Cargill's last appearance in London. Subsequently she acted in India.] Receipts: #231 17s. 6d. (32/8/0; 22/9/6; 0/15/0; tickets: 176/5/0)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being the Sequel to The Beggar's Opera, written by Gay. Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. [Miss Hooke is identified on playbill of 18 June.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years

Event Comment: Benefit for Pacchierotti. Opera: Not acted these 3 years. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Pacchierotti, No. 8, Great Marybone-street

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera in 2 acts [1st time; ascribed to Marco Coltellini]. The Music entirely new by Rauzzini

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Statute Scene. [This was included in all subsequent performances. Miss George had previously sung in the professional concerts held at Oxford. This was her 1st appearance as an actress.]

Event Comment: Benefit for the Singers and Dancers. Opera: A Comic Opera in 2 acts; the Music entirely new by Anfossi

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Acted but once [12 May 1783] these 8 years. Receipts: #108 4s. (71/18/0; 34/7/0; 0/11/6; tickets not come in: 1/7/6)

Event Comment: A Serious Opera in 2 Acts; the Music entirely new by Anfossi; interspersed with Grand Chorusses and Dances incidental to the Opera.

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Delpini. The Band from the Opera-house. Play: In 3 acts [i.e. reduced from the original 5]. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and Butler. [As mainpiece the playbill announces Edward the Black Prince, but it was not acted. The Account-Book lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #280 7s. (37/9; 4/6; tickets: 238/12) (charge: #115 10s.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Dignum and Mrs Wilson. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, Little Wild-street, Drury-lane; of Mrs Wilson, No. 2, Catherine-street, Strand. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #301 19s. 6d. (33/5/0; 15/19/0; 1/2/6; tickets: 251/13/0) (charge: #108 15s.)

Event Comment: Benefit for Vestris. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Vestris, No. 8, Great Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. 2nd ballet: With a great Variety of magnificent Scenery and Decorations executed by Gaetano Marinari. [Synopsis of action in Morning Post, 23 Mar.] "Vestris and Baccelli, tho' incomparable in some parts of the art, are far inferior as actors to Lepicq and Rossi... One evident amendment of the Ballet may be compression and curtailment. As it was, the curtain did not drop till twelve o'clock" (Public Advertiser, 25 Mar.)

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Romp, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #219 4s. (194/13/0; 23/12/0; 0/16/6; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)