Event Comment: The United Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@149, p. 368: The Queene a Box, and a Box for the Maids Honor at Don Sebastian King of Portugal. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 352. There is no certainly that this is the first performance. The play was entered in the Stationers' Register, 15 Dec. 1689. See also Charles E. Ward, The Life of John Dryden (Chapel Hill, N. C., 1961), pp. 242-46. Preface, Edition of 1690: I am...to acknowledge, with all manner of gratitude, their civility; who were pleas'd to endure it with so much patience....Above twelve hundred lines have been cut off from this tragedy since it was first deliver'd to the actors. They were indeed so judiciously lopt by Mr Betterton, to whose care and excellent action I am equall y oblig'd, that the connexion of the story was not lost. Does a cryptic remark by Huygens, 3 Dec. 1689 OS, refer to this play: Dat dat geklap met de handen in comedie, onlanxgebeurt, als er gesproken wierd van een Coning, die wederom quam in sign rijck, van seer quade consequentie was. Dat voorseker de Con. too mercifull was, en dat er mosten exempelen gestatueert werden (Journal van Constantijn Huygens, Dutch Historical Society Transactions, New Series, XXIII [Utrecht, 18-212)

Event Comment: Benefit John and Ch. Rich. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Estcourt. Receipts: #36 8s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. At the Desire of several Persons of Qulaity. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: money #92 12s. 6d.; tickets #37 10s

Event Comment: [By John Williams] At Mr Penkethman's Theatre. Benefit Author. At 6:30 p.m

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By John Breval.] Alter'd from a Comdey call'd The Play is the Plot. Afterpiece: The entire Masque (not perform'd these Fifteen Years). Set to Musick by Mr Eccles. With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all proper Decorations

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. Receipts: #126 7s

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Mr Penkethman's Theatre in Richmond. By a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal. Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. In proper Habits

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Compos'd by Mr Handel. [Text by John Gay. See also Deutsch, Handel, pp. 272-73.] Receipts: money #34 10s. 6d.; tickets #34 4s

Event Comment: As 11 July. Daily Courant, 13 July: Mr Booth of Drury Lane Playhouse hath sold his Share and Interest in the Stock and Management to John Highmore of Hampton Court

Event Comment: A New English Opera after the Italian Manner. [Text by Henry Carey. Set to Musick by John Christopher Smith.] Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Receipts: For Mr Arne

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Thurmond's House, Haydon Square.

Event Comment: Benefit Allen, the Numberer [Rich's Register adds: the late Mr Wilks' Nephew.] Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Intermix'd with Songs; taken from Moliere

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: A New Tragi-Comi-Farcical Operatical Grotesque Pantomime. [By John Kelly.]