Event Comment: Benefit
Widow Harper. See
Daily Advertiser, 30 April: The case of the
Widow of the late
John Harper, Comedian: Mr Harper, having been seiz'd about four years since with a Paralitic Disorder, which not only rendered him incapable of acting, but depriv'd him of the use of his limbs, and in some degree affected his senses so as to make him an object of great compassion; during which long and dreadful Indisposition of near four years all possible means were tried (tho' in vain) to recover him, which impair'd and hurt his Circumstances, so greatly, as not to permit him to leave a sufficent Support for his
widow, who is in years and unprovided for. Mr Harper dying in January last, according to a custom in the theatre his
widow is entitled to a Benefit, and the Comedy of
The Miser is to be acted to-morrow night for her Benefit, at
Drury Lane; but as she is incapable of making a proper interest for it, without applying to the Compassion and Generosity of the Publick, she hopes to be excused in giving them the Trouble of this her case. Tickets deliver'd out by
Roger will be taken.See
Garrick's Additional Benefit for her on 11 May.] Receipts: #50
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Miser
Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield
Song: I: The Noontide Air-Beard; V: Ellen@a@Roon (by Particular Desire)-Mrs Clive
Dance: II: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 IV: a Dutch Dance-Phillips