▁The ▁R amb ler ▁is ▁founded ▁by ▁Edward ▁C ave ; ▁it ▁last s ▁for ▁ 2 0 8 ▁issues , ▁and ▁is ▁mostly ▁written ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Johnson . ▁March ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Richard ▁II ▁( in ▁Col ley ▁C ib ber ' s ▁version ) ▁is ▁presented ▁at ▁their ▁the ater ▁on ▁N ass au ▁Street ▁( Man h attan ) ▁by ▁Walter ▁Murray ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Ke an , ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁significant ▁professional ▁performance ▁of ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁Week ly ▁meet ings ▁for ▁contrib utors ▁to ▁the ▁Encyclop édie ▁begin , ▁at ▁the ▁sal on ▁of ▁Baron ▁d ' Hol bach . ▁Jean - Jac ques ▁R ous seau ▁wins ▁the ▁prize ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ij on ▁for ▁his ▁Disc ourse ▁on ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁London ▁the aters ▁w age ▁" the ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁war " ▁– ▁compet ing ▁produ ctions ▁appear ▁with ▁David ▁G arr ick ▁and ▁Anne ▁Bell amy ▁at ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal , ▁Dr ury ▁Lane ▁and ▁with ▁Spr anger ▁Barry ▁and ▁Sus ann ah ▁C ib ber ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Opera ▁House ▁in ▁Cov ent ▁Garden . ▁Old ▁Or ch ard ▁Street ▁Theatre ▁opens ▁in ▁Bath ▁( Eng land ) ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁John ▁Pal mer , ▁with ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Henry ▁IV , ▁Part ▁ 2 . ▁Carlo ▁Gold oni ▁commits ▁himself ▁to ▁writing ▁a ▁comedy ▁for ▁each ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 0 – 1 7 5