Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, adapted from Die Spanier in Peru, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (consisting of the 1st 30 lines and the concluding couplet of his Prologue to The Miniature Picture); Epilogue by the Hon. William Lamb (see text). For publication see 1 July]: The Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new. The Musick, Airs and Chorusses incidental to the Piece composed and selected [from Gluck, Sacchini, &c. (Morning Chronicle, 25 May)] by Kelly. The Symphony preceding the Play, and those between the Acts, composed for the occasion by Dussek. The Scenery designed and executed by Marinari, Greenwood? Jun, Demaria, Banks, Blackmore, &c. [See Theatre Notebook, XX, 30-32, for suggestion that one scene was designed by DeLoutherbourg.] The Machinery, Decorations, and Dresses under the direction of Johnston, and executed by him, Underwood, and Gay. The Female Dresses designed and executed by Miss Rein. Account-Book, 14 May: Paid Miss Anne? Plumtree [i.e. Plumptree] for Spaniards in Peru #25. [It was this translation of Kotzebue's play that Sheridan adapted for the stage as Pizarro. For an account of the relationship between the translation and its adaptation see Marcella Gosch, "'Translators' of Kotzebue in England," Monatshefte fur deutschen Unterricht, XXXI, 178-83.] Paid Johnston [on this and other days] for sundries for Pizarro #135 14s. "It requires certainly more than English patience and spirits to sustain any Play of five hours in length. It is not one of the worst features of Pizarro that it contains a great deal which may be spared, without injury to the piece [see 25, 27 May]" (Morning Chronicle, 25 May). Receipts: #540 3s. 6d. (406.0.6; 17.5.0; 0.4.0; tickets sold by Fosbrook's Office: 116.14.0)

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first production is not known. It was not entered in the Term Catalogues until May 1678, but the very large number of new plays acted by the Duke's Company in the spring of 1678, many of them more precisely dated, makes it probable that this was an early spring production which had title success. The title page states: Written by a Person of Quality. Langbaine (English Dramatick Poets, 1691, p. 554) ascribes it to "Mr Rawlins." A Library of Congress copy has on the title page: "by L. Baker.

Event Comment: Never acted before. [By Thomas Baker.

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp, Mrs Baker, Mynns. All which will be perform'd without any Omission at common Prices

Event Comment: Benefit Newman and Mrs Baker. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Event Comment: Benefit Newman and Mrs Baker. With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. Revised by the Author

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by his Grace the Duke of Buckingham

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Sunday Night [5 Jan.] Mrs Baker, the Actress of Drury-Lane Theatre, was buried in a very handsome Manner at St. Clement's Danes, the Master of the House and most of the Actors attending the same

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Mrs Walter's House, near the Baker's, in Bridges-Street, cg. Tickets for Pelling, Rector, Woodburn taken also.

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter. Tickets at Mrs Walter's, next door the Baker's, in Bridges Street

Event Comment: Benefit Baker, Late Linnen-Draper

Event Comment: Benefit Baker, Pit-Doorkeeper, late Linen draper in Wood Street. [Failed in business, now in the theatre.] Receipts: #80

Event Comment: Benefit Maclelan, Boromeo and Sga Costanza. Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Baker, and for Comus will be taken. Lowe from this day sang Mornings in the Grand Concerts of Vocal and Instrumental Music at Ruckholt House, near Low-Layton, Essex.--Advertisement in London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear. Benefit Church, Baker, Saunder, Dunbar, Bride, Brooks, Peite, and Stephens (Gallery Box-Keeper). Places of Hobson at the stage door