Event Comment: Leon, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Event Comment: Leon-$Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). House. So Ends this Season. 61 different Plays; 37 different Farces; 190 Nights in all (Hopkins Diary)

Event Comment: This Farce was wrote on purpose to Shew Mrs Barry in an Irish part. She did not succeed so well in it as was expected but upon the Whole the Farce was well perform'd & met with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly. See Account of the Irish Widow" in British Theatre article, London Magazine, Oct. 1772.] Paid Mr Rochfort for men's cloaths #7 7s. (Treasurer's Book). [The account in Town and Country Magazine of the afterpiece: "Upon the whole it is very indifferent production and as it did not meet with the applause that was expected, no one has adopted the bantling. The many are of opinion that Garrick had a hand in it, as it is got up to the best advantage, and a new dance is introduc'd between the acts to put the audience in a good humour for the succeeding scenes. Mrs Sutton is the principal dancer in the Irish Fair, in which she displayed great spirit and activity. The piece concludes with a song sung by Mrs Barry, which we think injudiciously alloted to her, as her forte does not consist in singing."] Receipts: #200 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Author's 1st Night. [For profits to Garrick see payments of 21 Jan. 1774.] Paid Mr Hopkins for Licences of Albumazar. Prologue & Epilogue, Deserter, Fair Quaker, School for Wives, & Xmas Tale #9 9s. Receipts: #223 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Watson and Mortimer (Boxkeepers) for the use of that office #10 and #15 respectively [this amount duly returned to the treasury on 11 June 1776]; J. Stevens (porter) 18s.; Mr Garrick's draft in favor of Signora Paccini #25 (Treasurer's Book). [J. Stevens, the porter's salary was a constant of 18s. per week for the season, ammounting to #33 6s. in all. No further mention of this item will be made.] Receipts: #243 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #11 18s. Paid To Mr Garrick, author of the alteration of the Chances and two preludes #171. Receipts: #106 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)