Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the support of Decayed Musicians, or their Families. Boxes and Pit put together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person to any part of the House. Subscribers tickets may be had of Richard Dawson, near Henry the Seventh's Chapel, Westminster, who is empower'd by the Society to deliver them and receive Subscriptions. Tickets for the Performance are delivered by Mr Rash at the Prince of Orange Coffee-House, in the Haymarket. The tickets delivered for the 17th will be taken. (General Advertiser, 28 April, advance notice)

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family of a Citizen in distress

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentlewoman, who hath a large Family in great Distress, being kept out of a good Fortune (Cross). Tickets to be had at Mrs Brown's, Milliner, in Martin's-Church-Yard; Mr Leeson, Haberdasher, near the New Church in the Strand; Mrs Kelly's, the Rainbow Coffee House, Ludgate Hill; Mr Walker's, an Oilman in Catherine St., and of Varney at the Stage Door (playbill). Receipts: #30 (Cross)

Event Comment: Play Particular Desire. Tomorrow, The Funeral, for the benefit of a Family in Distress. Tickets for Lady Jane Gray will be taken

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow and Family in distress (Cross). Tickets deliver'd out for Lady Jane Gray will be taken; Tomorrow, an Italian Comic Opera, L'Amanti Gelosi

Event Comment: Benefit for a family in Distress (Cross). Tickets to be had at the Sword-Blade Coffee House, Birchin Lane, Lombard St.; Prince of Orange Coffee House in the Haymarket; Joe's Coffee House, Mitre Court, Fleet St.; Smyrna Coffee House, Pall Mall; the Swan Tavern, Grafton St.; Warwick-St. Coffee House near Golden Square; the Feather's Tavern, opposite St Clement's Church in the Strand; and of Mr Varney at the stage door. Receipts: #212 (Cross)

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the Support of Decayed Musicians, or their Families. To begin at 6:00 p.m. [Box and Pit at Half a Guinea. Gallery at 5s.

Event Comment: Benefit for a Critizen's Family under misfortunes

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund to Support Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. Boxes and Pit at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person into any Part of the House

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family under Misfortunes. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Event Comment: This night (Sat. 27th) Mr Vernon, was hiss'd off: in the part of Palemon in ye Chaplet-the anger of the Audience proceeded from this-towards the end of last Season he married Miss Potier at the Savoy, without friends consent, & afterwards was drawn in to inform against Mr Grieston, the Parson, who was immediately seiz'd & thrown into Newgate; where he was remov'd to ye King's bench on account of his Sickness. where he now lies for his Tryal. He publish'd his Case, & beg'd the Charity of the Town to keep his Family from starving (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Event Comment: Benefit for an Ancient Gentleman, with a large Family in great distress

Event Comment: Benefit for a Large Family in Distress. Being the last time of performing till Christmas Holidays

Event Comment: Benefit and Increase of a Fund Support of decay'd Musicians, or their Families. To begin at 6 p.m. Prices 10s. 6d. The Fund has dispensed #482 17s. during the past year

Event Comment: A Concert of Music in which will be introduced a Musical Entertainment composed by Allen Ramsay. Benefit for a Family in Distress

Event Comment: Benefit for Old Cole [William Cole] Citizen of London and Family, under Misfortunes, who has been a Free Mason these thirty years, and Master of several Lodges. Being the last time of performing till the Christmas Holidays

Event Comment: Benefit for the increase of a fund established for the Support of Decayed Musicians or their Families. Pit and Boxes put together at half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Tickets deliver'd to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person to any Part of the House. [Books of the Charity open for inspection. The governors laid out #472 19s. 4d. and "upwards," upon education of Musicians' orphans, physic, burials, &c. from June 1755 to June 1756.

Event Comment: Benefit for an Ancient Gentleman, and a Large Family under Misfortunes. Account Book: Benefit for Mr Coronell and Mr Bird. Ready money taken at the door, #65 2s. Income from tickets, #45 4s. (boxes 44; pit 118; gallery 165). Charges, #84

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family Under Misfortunes (Public Advertiser). Benefit for Mrs Lewis. Receipts: #54 3s. 6d. Income from Tickets #82 17s. (boxes 195; pit 146; gallery 122). Charges #84. Paid Hardgreaves (Smith) for grates, &c. for the dancing room, #6 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together; and no persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this day, at the office, at Half-a-Guinea each. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries will be open'd at Four, Pit & Boxes at Five, and to begin at half an four after Six o'clock. Tickets delivered out for 25 Jan. will be take. Subscribers tickets may be had of Richard Dawson, at his house near Henry the Seventh's Chapel, Westminster, who is empower'd by the Society to deliver them, and receive the subscriptions. N.B. Tickets deliver'd to subscribers to this charity will admit one person into any part of the House. Benefit for Increase of a Fund establish'd for the support of Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. [The governors report that they have expended from June 1757 to June 1758 #541 8s. 6d. from this fund.

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow with a large family in distress. Receipts: #55 10s. 6d. in cash, plus #123 from tickets (Boxes 137; Pit 313; Gallery 418). Total #178 10s. 6d. Charges #84. Profit to Widow Sheark, #94 10s. 6d

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family under Misfortunes. [Mr Pasmore, who took in #161 19s., in ready money, and sold tickets to the value of #102 8s. Total House #264 7s. (Boxes 70. Pit 442. Gallery 186) (Account Book). Charges: #85 5s. (Account Book)

Event Comment: Benefit and Increase of a Fund for the support of Decayed Musicians or their Families. The words of the anthems will be given at the theatre. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for the Busy Body will be taken. [Account Book indicates Receipts: #26 1s. 6d. plus #53 14s. from tickets: (Box 61; Pit 165; Gallery 137). A staff of 22 servants, plus the women dressers and charwomen were paid #3 13s. 2d. for operating the theatre this night. The deficit carried into the summer after this night was #216 19s. 10d. This deficit plus summer expenses produced an encumbrance of #359 12s. 9d. to be met at the start of the 1761-62 season. Rich upon ten occasions withdrew under Account I from the treasury #2743. From this account he put back into the treasury upon three occasions (May 8, 31; June 23) #600. So over and above the #6 which the Rich family received daily in Account 76, Rich tucked away #2143 in Account I. In addition his carpentry bills to Mr Gom for work at Cowley were paid from theatrical funds. His cut from Account 76 at #5 per night was #810. So apparently Rich cleared #2953 this season despite the fact that it ran only 162 nights, and that George II's death occurred in a money-making part of the season.] Charges: #42 (Account Book)

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. Pit and Boxes to be put together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person into any Part of the House. [#627 7s. 6d. expended during the past year.