Event Comment: Benefit for Froment. Places in the Boxes to be had at the theatre. [The customary heading "By Authority" not in the bill.

Event Comment: Benefit for Lauder. By Desire. To begin at six. Tickets for boxes to be had of Lauder at the Rising Sun opposite Hungersford Market, Strand, at the Edinburgh Coffee House, near the Royal Exchange, and at the theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Parker. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6:30 p.m

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for The Humorous Lieutenant will be taken. Receipts: #113 5s. Charges #63. Income from Tickets #152 5s. (boxes 339; pit 364; gallery 129). Profit to Mrs Bellamy #202 10s. [Her daily salary was #2 2s.; on this night she cleared more than 4 months' wages at 24 acting days per month.] Two New Renters came in: Solomon Paul Juliot and Francis Wilson at 1 share each. Rec'd of Benj. Read for 6 Box tickets for the 2nd inst. #1 10s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. [See 27 Jan. 1744.] With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff. Pit and Boxes laid together, and the Stage formed into a commodious amphitheatre. Boxes, pit, and Stage 5s. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock; otherwise, Woodward cannot be responsible for any mistake. Places with tickets to be had of Woodward at his house in the Piazza, cg. This Day Publish'd, The Dramatic Execution of Agis. Price 6d. Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Afterpiece: By MacNamara Morgan. Receipts: #133 14s. 6d. plus Tickets #163 3s. (boxes 479; pit 230; gallery 89). Charges #63. Total value of House: #296 17s. 6d. Profit to Barry #233 17s. 6d. Paid Samuel Wale for painting figures Boys & other decorations in a scene designed by Servandoni #5 5s. Paid Matthew Pearce, Bricklayer, #230, on account of the New Building. Paid Thomas Pervil for sundry cloaths as specified below, #112, 17s.: A Bloom Colored Brocade coat & Breeches with silver flowers & a Gold & Silver Brocaded Waistcoat & Coffs, #8; A Pompador Velvet Coat, Waistcoat & 2 pr. Breeches shot with silver, #11 11s.; A Blue cut and uncut Velvet Suit, Flower'd and Gold Ground, #10 10s.; A Dove colored Brocade Coat & Breeches, Gold & Flowers & a Gold & Silver Brocade waistcoat & Cuffs, #10 10s.; A Blue & Silver Brocade Coat & Breeches & Silver Brocade waistcoat & Cuffs, #10; a light color'd coat & Breeches & a blue silk waistcoat with gold lace, #14; A copper color'd velvet coat & breeches, and yellow waistcoat, embroider'd with gold, #20; A blue velvet suit, plain, #4 10s.; A crimson velvet Roab Surcoat, belt sword & Bonnet worn by a Peer in Parliament, & a Green velvet Roab, purple velvet surcoat & hood-a Knight of the Thistle's dress, #17 16s.; a plain crimson velvet suit, #6 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Upon Account of the Triumphal Entry there will be no building on the stage. Receipts: #65 15s. 6d. plus tickets #84 9s. (boxes 228; Pit 183). Charges #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Receipts: #89 3s. 6d. plus Tickets #134 (boxes 206; pit 430; gallery 180). (Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abegg. At the Great Room, Dean St. Soho. Announced for 27 March but postponed because of indisposition of Mrs Abegg

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for ye British Lying-in Hospital in Brownlow Street. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur. Receipts: #49 3s. Charges: #63. Deficit to Arthur, #13 17s. covered by #89 9s. from tickets (boxes 138; pit 304; gallery 77) (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for increasing the Fund for Support of Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. Pit and Boxes to be put together at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. Doors open at Five. Gallery at Four, to begin at Half an Hour after Six. None to be admitted without tickets. Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one person into any part of the House. Subscribers tickets may be had of Richard Dawson at his house near Henry the VII's Chapel, Westminster, who is empower'd by the Society to deliver them, and to receive the subscriptions. The Governors beg leave to inform the Nobility and Gentry to whom this Charity is so much oblig'd, that from June 1756 to June 1757 they have necessarily laid out for decay'd musicians and their families, widows of decay'd musicians, and in maintaining and educating orphans who are left in distress, and in putting them Apprentice, and for Physic, Burials, and other incidental charges #532 13s. 7d. The Books are open and may be inspected by subscribers the first Sunday in every month at a meeting of the Governors, at the Turk's Head in Greek Street, Soho. All expenses attending the meetings of the Governors, Court of Affidavits Committee for managing of this Concert, are defrayed by themselves

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. No Building on the Stage. Receipts: #72 18s. plus #144 18s. from tickets (boxes 204; pit 460; gallery 249). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Not acted these 3 years. [See 8 April 1756.] The great Demand Mrs Cibber has had for places, has oblig'd her to lay the whole Pit into the Boxes; and the Stage form'd into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be admitted to keep places. Tickets deliver'd for Barbarossa 9 March will be taken. Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Condill, Miss Sledge, and Miss Vivier [sic]. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Condill, Miss White, Viviez Jr, Miss Sledge, Mrs Jansolien, Guerin, and Mrs Paddick will be taken. Account Book: Receipts: #32 18s. 6d. [Each received half value of the tickets he or she delivered.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Miss Condill 11 80 34 #18 3s. #9 1s. 6d.@Miss White 43 41 74 #24 6s. #12 3s.@Miss Sledge 16 60 68 #19 16s. #9 18s.@Mrs Jansolien 22 61 50 #19 13s. #9 16s. 6d.@Guerin 14 29 17 #9 11s. #4 15s. 6d.@Viviez Jr 25 23 50 #14 14s. #7 7s.@Mrs Paddick 0 28 29 #7 2s. #3 11s.@Total 131 322 322 #113 5s. #56 12s. 6d.

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Lucchi, There will be no building on the stage. Tickets to be had of Sga Lucchi at her lodgings, a Grocer's in James St, CG, and of Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 22 March 1750.] No building on the Stage. Receipts: #49 4s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency covered by #114 14s. from tickets (boxes 160; pit 394; gallery 156). Rec'd from John Rich, #300, being part of the sum paid Mrs Finny on account of the New Building. Paid out for sundries from the theatres and sum, to Barry and Lee, #284 14s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tickets and places to be had of Yates in Catherine St., Strand, and of Varney at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Being the Last time of Garrick's performing Kitely this Season. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier. Receipts: #76 4s. 6d. plus #96 in tickets (boxes 185; pit 225; gallery 160). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Gallini. Receipts: #47 13s. Charges: #63. Deficiency covered by #65 16s. from tickets (boxes 193; pit 81; gallery 54) (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Receipts: #46 7s. Charges: #63. Deficiency covered by #80 15s. from tickets (boxes 169; pit 162; gallery 142) (Account Book). Mainpiece: Not acted there these 4 years. [See 28 Jan. 1755.

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. This day publish'd, Price 1s. Brief Remarks on the Original and Present State of the Drama. To which is added Hecate's Prophecy, being a characteristic Dialogue between future Mangers and their Dependents. [William Shirley? A most virulent attack on Garrick's management as well as Rich's Quotes from the Herald No. XX, a denunciatory article on the managers, deplores the pamphleteering attempt to praise Garrick, asks "Shall he shine the God of our Idolatry, merely for excluding every other emulous and aspiring candidate?"] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places to be had of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., CG; and of Varney at the Stage Door. That there may not be any interruption to the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage. Receipts: #170 (Cross)