Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. The Words by the late Mr Addison. And new set to Musick after the Italian Manner, by Mr Arne Jr

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Rogers. [Barton Booth died on this day.

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of their Excellencies Jusep Hogia and Sidi Mohammed, Ambassadors from the Bey of Tunis

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. The Wonder is deferr'd on Account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. [Their Majesties and all the Royal Family present.]

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 19 Dec, has a puff for Troilus and Cressida, scheduled for 20 Dec

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Her Majesty's Command. Preface to edition of 1734: The Third Night it went off in the same Manner, to the most numerous and splendid Audience that could be seen

Event Comment: Preface to edition of 1734: The Fourth Night a Set of about eight or ten young Fellows went to the Bedford Coffee-House ... and declared publickly that they came purposely to damn the Play, and would not leave the Play-House till they had compassed their Ends. . . . Accordingly Mr Ryan coming on to speak the Prologue, they began their Uproar, but were soon silenced, and the Prologue was heard with Applause. The Play beginning, they began again, and were so loud that Mr Ryan acquainted them, that as he could not imagine there was anything in the Play they could except against, he was apprehensive he had the Misfortune to displease them. Mr Quin then came on, and told them he found the House was divided, and as the Majority was for hearing the Play, he hop'd those who were not, would go out. The House on that were unanimous, and cry'd, Turn them out, Turn them out, but they saved the Audience the Trouble of doing it, and retired under the general Hiss of every Person then present