Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. With Comical Songs, Scots, English, and Italian. Also his inimitable Medley of Plays, and Drunken Man. At Crown Tavern in Smithfield. N.B. A private Audience on a Day's Notice

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for the Tragedy of Tragedies, with an Opera call'd, The City Apprentice Turn'd Beau, or Love in a Hamper which was to have been performed this Day, for the Benefit of Mr Green, Prompter, will be taken at this Play

Event Comment: We hear that the Lodgings at Hampstead are filling every Day; and that a Company of Comedians from London are repairing and beautifying the Playhouse near the Wells, to entertain that Town with a Set of good Plays, Singing, Dancing, and other Theatrical Performances, all the Summer, and have provided a good Band of Musick, and intend to perform...Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.-Daily Post, 6 June

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Distinction. N.B. Mr Giffard hopes the Gentleman who bespoke the Spanish Fryar, for Tomorrow, will not take it ill, that Hamlet is to be perform'd; because the Ladies, whom he mention'd, have since sent to him for that Play-but he shall be very glad to oblige him any other day

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 18 Dec.: We hear from Southwark, that a Theatre will be ready to open there the 26th Day of this Month, on the Bowling Green, by a new Company of Comedians, who intend to play the remaining part of the Winter; and that Preparations are making in a handsome Manner for the Reception of the Gentry

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. [The Mad Captain, announced for this day, is deferred to Monday.

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 29 May: We are assur'd that there will be no more Plays acted this Season at [dl], and we hear that there was Yesterday no Play acted...as had been advertiz'd for that Day; the Occasion we are inform'd was, that at Midnight on Saturday last several persons arm'd took Possession of the same, by Direction from some of the Patentees, and lock'd up and barricado'd all the Doors and Entrances thereunto, against the whole Company of his Majesty's Comedians, as also against Mr Cibber, Jun. notwithstanding he had paid to one of the Patentees several hundred Pounds for one third Part of the Patent, Cloaths, Scenes, &c. and all Rights and Privileges thereunto annexed, for a certain Term not yet expired. Mr Cibber, Jun. and the rest of the Company of Comedians, and this Morning to wait upon his Grace the Duke of Grafton, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Houshold, with their humble Petition, and the Representation of their Cast, and to beg his Grace's Favour and Protection

Event Comment: The Tenth Day. As 13 June

Event Comment: The Princess Royal's Marriage, being deferr'd, the Opera will be perform'd that Day as usual. Daily Courant, 14 Nov.: Last Night their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the three eldest Princesses . . . saw . . . Otho; but his Highness the Prince of Orange was not there

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 21 Nov.: Yesterday Mr Harper was brought up by Habeas Corpus to the Court of King's Bench and ... it was agreed, that Mr Harper should be discharg'd out of Bridewell, on his own Recognizance, to appear the last Day of this Term; and an Action on a feign'd Issue is to be tried, whether he is a Vagrant within the Statute of the 12th of Queen Anne, next Term

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Note, Mynheer Cajanus is prevail'd upon (at the Request of several Persons of Distinction) to stay a few Days longer in England, and will appear as usual in . .. Cupid and Psyche. [For a discussion of the theatres, see Grub St. Journal, 28 Feb.]

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Written by the late Mr Addison. N.B. The Reason of Mr Quin's changing his Day, proceeds from his being very credibly inform'd that the Royal Marriage will be celebrated on Thursday next

Event Comment: Benefit John Festin. At 7 P.M. Tickets for 15 March taken this day

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 29 April: [See 22 April] They are this Evening to Act the Fatal Extravagance, and the Devil to Pay, as may be seen by their Bills, which I observe they have printed on blue Paper, on purpose to be more conspicuous. I am well assur'd if the curious Part of the Town were once to see them perform, they would need no other Invitation to frequent their House, but to be advertis'd of the Plays, and Days, on which they were to Act

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 17 Aug.: This Day, Mr Fielding will Rehearse his Play [for BF], and Practice his Musick, at his own House, the Buffalo Tavern, Bloomsbury, at Ten in the Morning

Event Comment: The Bee, 9 Nov.: Mr Handel opens Tomorrow . . . with the Opera of Pastor Fido . . . and we hear there was a Rehearsal this Day at Twelve o'Clock

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 Dec: Whereas, on Saturday last, the Audience . . . was greatly incens'd at their Disappointment in Mr Poitier and Madem Roland's not Dancing, as their Names were in the Bills for the Day; and Mr Quin, seeing no way to appease the Resentment then shewn, but by relating the real Messages sent from the Theatre, to know the Reasons why they did not come to perform, and the Answers return'd: And whereas there were two Advertisements in the Daily Post of Tuesday last, insinuating that Mr Quin had with Malice falsely accus'd the said Mr Poitier and Madem Roland, I therefore think it (in Justice to Mr Quin) incumbent on me to assure the Publick, that Mr Quin has conducted himself in this Point towards the Abovemention'd with the strictest regard to Truth and Justice; and as Mr Quin has acted in this Affair in my Behalf, I think myself oblig'd to return him Thanks for so doing. Charles Fletewood

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Distress. [Advertised in London DaIly Post and General Advertiser, 22 Dec, not later: With other Entertainments, as will be express'd in the Day's Bills.]

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Event Comment: The Third Day. Pit and Front Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s