Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, Holtham, Page (Housekeeper) and Miss Morrison. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Miss Allen, Miss Davis and Mrs Griffiths will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Ridout. Tickets deliver'd by Roberts will be taken. Being the last time of the company's performing till the Holidays

Event Comment: Receipts: #157 15s. [The Account Book lists the payment of 2s. per acting night to each shareholder: @Shareholder Mrs Martha Bedwell No. Share 1@No. Nights 36@Payment #3 12s.@Shareholder Mrs Creighton No. Shares 1@No. Nights 36@Payment #3 12s.@Shareholder Mr Francis Bedwell No. Shares 1@No. Nights 37@Payment #3 14s.@Shareholder Mr Robert Griffin No. Share 1@No. Nights 37@Payment #3 14s.@Shareholder Mr John Mitchell No. Shares 1@No. Nights 87@Payment #8 14s.@Shareholder Mrs Mary Michell No. Shares 1@No. Nights 87@Payment #8 14s.@Shareholder Mr John Walsh No. Shares 1@No. Nights 86@Payment #8 12s.@Shareholder Mr Lucuss No. Shares 1@No. Nights 54@Payment #5 8s.@Shareholder Col. Wade No. Shares 1@No. Nights 8@Payment 16s.@Shareholder Sir Arthur Croft No Shares 1@No. Nights 8@Payment 16s.@Shareholder Mr John White No. Shares 1@No. Nights 5@Payment 10s.@Shareholder Mr John Croft, Esq No. Shares 1@No. Nights 5@Payment 10s.@Shareholder Mr Rubin Adolphus No. Shares 1@No. Nights 5@Payment 10s.@Shareholder Mr Henry Woodfall No. Shares 1@No. Nights 3@Payment 6s.@Total No. Shares 14@No. Nights 494@Payment #49 8s.@ Winston MS 8 notes that on 1 Feb. dl had only 20 renters at 2s. a night.

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 17s. Barry's 1!3 of surplus came to #20 5s. 8d. The Renters were this night increased to 17 by purchases of one share each by Robert Randoll, Margaret Randoll, and John Powell. Paid Mr Arne for composing the Music in Dioclesian, #26 5s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Receipts: #103 18s. [The following Renters came in at 1 share each: Antony Henry Bousing, Mrs Antony Henry Bousing, Robert Jennings Esq, Thomas Repley (Account Book).

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Receipts: #83 2s. 6d. plus Tickets #184 12s. (boxes 335; pit 551; gallery 182). Advanced Mrs Bellamy on her salary #105. Two new Renters came in at 1 share each: Sir Thomas Robinson and Robert Hassell (Account Book). Mr Smith takes this earliest opportunity to return thanks the Ladies and Gentlemen who honoured him with their presence at his Benefit on Tuesday Night, and is very sorry for any interruption that might happen in the performance. The indulgence of his friends that night far exceeded his most sanguine exceptations; otherwise he should have provided proper accomodations for them on the stage (Public Advertiser). [See Theatrical Review, 1757 and Beginning of 1758, for contemporary comment on mainpiece: "It is not paying it a very great, much less an underserved compliment to give it the preference over all the dramatic pieces that have been presented at either house these six or seven years...Tears were the first praises I gave it...no play except Lear ever make such a strong constant impression on my feelings."

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Gray, West, Mortimer, and Cape. Tickets deliver'd out by Mr Page and Mr Roberts will be taken. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #101 9s. Paid Robert Martin 3 months salary to Mich. last, #10; Paid Mr Margaret Lamb 6 months interest due Sept. last, #7 10s

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Berrisford, Roberts, Miss Bride. Tickets delivered by Spilsbury will be taken

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. "Shakespeare, An Epistle to Garrick" by the author of the Actor [Robert Lloyd] publish'd at 2s

Event Comment: Benefit for West, Cape, Mortimer, Roberts, Tomlinson. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. [The Occasional Epilogue is Larpent MS 197, wherein Tomlinson as the habitual stage mute finally speaks, after having acted in dumb show Prelate, Senator, Page, Soldier, Clown, and Lord, thanks the audience and expresses his desire to please.

Event Comment: Benefit for Several, Mr Bride, &c. Shawford, Berrisford, Roberts. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Johnson will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, Widow Lampe, Miss Young. Afterpiece: For the last time this season

Event Comment: Benefit for several: Master Cape, C. Roberts, West, Tomlinson, Mortimer. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. [Tomlinson's Epilogue in Larpent MS 213.] The mute speaks again, and mimics tragedians and comedians [See 20 May.

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer, Pit doorkeeper, Shawford, Berrisford, and Roberts. Tickets deliver'd by Wallis will be taken

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties, an Occasional Oratorio "selected from the most celebrated compositions of the late George Frederick Handel." Pit and Boxes to be put together. No person to be admitted without Tickets which will be deliver'd this day at the Office in the Theatre at half a guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at half past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at half after Six. This day Publish'd Price 1s. An Occasional Oratorio, as it is to be performed at Covent Garden...J. and R. Tonson. [The most provocative commentary on Oratorios may be found in [Robert Maddison's] An Examination of the Oratorios performed This Season at Covent Garden, (London, 1763) 63 pages, wherein he seeks to define the genre, then judge the performances in terms of his definition.

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. No Building on Stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley, Roberts, Palmer (doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd by Kaygill will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, reviv'd. Afterpiece: Not acted these three years. [See 8 Aug. 1761.] Mr Powell made his first appearance this Night in Philaster. His Reception was very great, he play'd the part amazingly well, & Seems to have Requisites to make a very Capital Performer. N.B. Covent Garden Theater begun to play every Night (Hopkins). Philaster by Mr Powell. Prodigious applause (Cross Diary). This play [Philaster] was wrote by Beaumont and Fletcher, and is now altered by Mr Colman. Mr Powell, a young gentleman clerk to Sir Robert Ladbrook, made his first appearance in the character of Philaster.--A greater reception was never shown to anybody,--he was so very much frightened, he could not speak for some time, and, when he did, the tears ran fast down his cheeks,--but he soon recovered himself, and went through the part with a great deal of nature and feeling,--Continued claps and huzza of bravo! &c. &c. Upon the whole I think him possessed of every requisite necessary to make him an ornament to the stage.--N.B. Mr D. Garrick instructed him in this part--when I see him in another shall be able to judge better of his capabilities.--Miss Pope appeared this Night in the character of Maria in the Citizen,--by endeavoring to be very fine she overdid it,--and it was plain to see she wanted her master. N.B.--Covent Garden began to play of our nights--the first time they ever begin first since Mr Garrick was manager (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #258 11s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Afterpiece: [Advertised again as "For the Last Time this season."

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Roberts, Redman, Miss Twist. None admitted behind Scenes. Tickets deliverd by Murden, Mrs Godwin, will be taken

Event Comment: Paid Blandford (tallow chandler) 4th bill #34 6s. 6d.; Paid Colthorpe on acct for half season #157 10s.; Paid John Palmer for Spermacetti candles #118 14s. 6d.; Paid Daniel Malthus Esq one year's rent #30 7s. 6d.; Gave the Knight's Marshall men Xmas boxes 10s. 6d.; Duke of Cumberland's Footmen Xmas box, #2 2s.; Beadle and Watchmen Xmas Box 12s. 6d.; the Bricklayer man 2s. 6d.; Paid Roberts, shoemaker, on account #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #139 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Cooper for 21 nights in Cymon #11 6d.; Mr Roberts bill for castor #1 13s.; Mr Keen's note #4 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #178 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Rose, Sherrard and others. Tickets deliver'd by Robson, Dixon, Wooley, Roberts, Fransdorf, Doe, Reed, Ellis and Pilfold will be taken. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Rose 20 31 25 #12 3s. #6 1s. 6d.@Sharratt 6 6 11 #3 10s. #1 15s.@Robson 1 49 52 #12 16s. #6 8s.@Dixon 4 39 33 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Wooley 3 38 64 #12 17s. #6 8s. 6d.@Roberts 13 53 42 #15 8s. #7 14s.@Fransdorf 33 33 #8 5s. #4 2s. 6d.@Doe 1 13 49 #7 2s. #3 11s.@Reed 10 13 37 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@Ellis 6 33 #4 4s. #2 2s@Pilfold 25 128 17 #27 3s. #13 11s. 6d.@Total #121 14s. #60 17s. (Account Book).@ [See note to 27 May.]@ Rec'd of Gardner for his deficiency 6th inst. #13 3s. 6d.@ Rec'd of Miss Besford her deficiency 25th inst. #7 2s. 10 1!2d.@ Rec'd of Holtom for his deficiency 25th inst. #7 2s. 10 1!2d.@ Rec'd of Mrs Trott her 1!2 value of tickets 27th #2 16s.@ Rec'd of Miss Maddan her 1!2 value of tickets 27th #5 19s.@ Rec'd of Arnd Fishar his 1!2 value of tickets 27th #1 9s.@ Rec'd of Parsons his 1!2 value of tickets 27th #19.@ Rec'd of Morris his deficiency the 3rd inst. #2 10s. 9d. (Account Book).@ Receipts: #35 3s. 6d. (Account Book)