Event Comment: Benefit
J. Roberts. By Desire. For the Entertainment of the Ancient and Honourable
Society of Non-Common Pleas, Mainpiece: Written by the Author of
George Barnwell. Second and Third Pieces: Both written by the Author of
Pasquin. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six, and all will be over by Half an Hour after Nine. Tickets (containing the
Prologue to the
Register, by way of Ode to the New Year, with the Musick engrav'd on a Copper Plate) may be had of
Mr Henry Roberts, Engraver, at the
Star over-against the
Vine Tavern in
Holborn, and at the
Theatre in the Hay-Market.
Daily Advertiser, 2 May: Sir, As at every one of our Theatres this Day there is a Benefit for Persons under Misfortunes, 'tis humbly hop'd that the more humane Pursuers o Pleasure will suspend their Curiosity for
Vaux Hall for one Day, (out of a hundred) in Favour of so many Unfortunate, who have but the Chance of one single Night to relieve them from Afflictions which perhaps they have long labour'd under. And, as I have somewhere read, So humane Worth to
God like Heights they'll raise, For the Preserver shares the Maker's Praise. I believe it is fully known, without troubling you with farther Particulars, that among the Number above mention'd, is included, Sir, Your very humble Servant,
John Roberts
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity
Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register
Afterpiece Title: Eurydice Hiss'd