Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) at the Stage Door. Receipts: #106 8s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Jones, Walker, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. Tickets deliver'd by Mas. Blanchard, Stevens, Miss Berkley will be taken. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct #41 13s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #187 19s. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to beneficiaries: #22 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Light, burnt of his music shop by the late fire in King St., Covent Garden

Event Comment: By George Saville Carey at the Great Room, Panton St., Haymarket. To begin at 8:00 p.m. Price 2s. 6d. [Second night. This was repeated numerous times during the summer season, 28, 30 July, 2, 4 Aug., &c.

Event Comment: [The Westminster Magazine for October presented brief critical comments upon eight new actors at Covent Garden who performed this month: Mr and Mrs Whitefield, Young, Clinch, a young Lady (Mrs Armstead), Lee, Melmoth and Mrs Hunter.

Event Comment: Lusignan by Mr G. as Usual very fine (Hopkins Diary). [Judgment confirmed by statement in London Chronicle, 14 Oct.] The Comedy of As You Like It, obliged to be deferred. Paid a cotton bill #2 11s. 4d. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: [The Gentleman in the mainpiece under the pseudonym of Melmoth was the voluminous writer Samuel Jackson Pratt. Identification by Hopkins MS Notes. He had acted first in Dublin, 1772-73.

Event Comment: The Tragedy of Tamerlane oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mr Barry

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. 2nd night (Treasurer's Book). Paid Tabor & Pipes 3 nights (this incl.) #1 11s. 6d.; Mr Cooke's 4 boys, 5 Oct., #1 10s. Receipts: #245 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Paid Mr Barthelemon's Bill for Music, Maid of Oaks, #24 3s. Receipts: #199 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Miss Robins made her first appearance upon the Stage in the part of the Country Girl an agreeable figure as a Woman & also in Breeches-she has a particular Cuddenish wa with her wch is not amiss in this Character, but I am afraid it will be a disadvantage to her in any other. Mr G. took great pains with her, & a long time in Training her before he brought her out he wrote & introduc'd a Song in the part and a New Prologue to introduce her & alter'd the Epilogue. all which & the Lady were very well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] The Songs introduced in the Comedy [mainpiece] will be printed, and given at the doors of the Theatre. [The Westminster Magazine for December remarked of Miss Robbins' performance and reception, "The first was spirited and characteristic; the latter very favorable, and in our opinion deservedly so. She is no beauty but has strong expression. Her voice is pleasing, and her articulation was extremely distinct and proper."] Receipts: #149 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #13 10s.; Paid salary list #565 1s.; Ph. Butler's gratuity 10s. 6d.; J. French on Acct #5 5s.; Mr Baddeley's Law Bill #4 7s. 3d. (Treasurer's Book). [Butler's gratuity occurs weekly from now to end of season. It amounted to #13 11s. 6d. for the season. Butler was a sceneman or carpenter. No further itemization in this matter will be noted.] Receipts: #109 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #13 9s. 6d.; Paid salary list #564 6s.; Mr Brereton's draft on the managers #20.; J. French on Acct #20. Receipts: #146 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By ParticUlar Desire. The Farce greatly hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Slingsby's draft on the managers #14 13s. 6d. Receipts: #259 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)