Event Comment: "Henderson's Iago was perhaps the crown of all his serious achievements. It was all profoundly intellectual like the character. Any thing near this, I have never seen...The most perplexing difficulty in the [character] is to turn the inside of design outward to the spectators, and yet externally seem to be cordial and sincere and interesting among the victims-it demands an instant versatility, that yet must not savour of trick. You must hear his insinuations with curses, and yet confess that you also would have been deceived. Other Iagos were to be seen through at once...Though a studious man, there was no discipline apparent in the art of Henderson; he moved and looked as humour or passion required...[He] cared little about the measure of the line; he would not consider the fame of the versifier while the heart was to be struck' (Boaden, Siddons, II, 28-29, 49). Receipts: #149 18s. (146.9; 3.9)

Event Comment: Artaxerxes [announced on playbill of 15 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's illness. Receipts: #79 19s. (57.13.0; 21.11.6; 0.14.6)

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Suspicious Husband; afterpiece of Harlequin Free-Mason, both announced on playbill of 27 Dec. Afterpiece: Prologue by Frederick Pilon.] Receipts: #253 3s. 6d. (251.2.0; 2.1.6)

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 14 years [not acted since 21 May 1764]. Paid Mrs Linley, Storekeeper and Inspector of Wardrobe #25. Receipts: #100 18s. 6d. (71.8.0; 28.6.6; 1.4.0)

Event Comment: [The dancers were not the Zuchellis, &c. (as on 31 Jan.); on Tuesdays and Saturdays they were engaged at king's.] Receipts: #216 15s. (212.15; 4.0)

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Mainpiece: Written by Farquhar, with Alterations. Not acted these 80 years [acted 24 Oct. 1735]. A great Demand being made for Places, Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their Servants by Five o'Clock

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Miss Ambrose. Receipts: #192 17s. (69.10; tickets: 123.7) (charge: #105)

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Tickets sold at the Doors will no be admitted. 3rd piece: With the Stockwell Scenes. Receipts: #289 6s. (80.12; tickets: 208.14) (charge: #105)

Event Comment: Benefit for Suett and Fawcett. Tickets delivered by Gaudry will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. 3rd piece: Never acted here. Receipts:260 1s. (40.16.0; 16.13.6; 0.7.6; tickets: 202.4.0) (charge; none listed)