In 1759, Arne and Garrick had some negotiations in reference to Miss Brent. Arne was very anxious that Garrick should engage her, but terms could not be arranged. Garrick readily acquiesced in her superior merit alleged by Arne, but he "told the Doctor that all his geese were swans." "Tommy," said he, in his usual familiar way, "you should consider that Music is at best but Pickle to my Roast Beef."--"By ... Davy," replied the Doctor, "your Beef shall be well pickled before I have done." Accordingly he went to Covent Garden Theatre, and concluded an engagement with the manager for Miss Brent, whose success as Polly in the "Beggar's Opera" was so tremendous that Drury Lane Theatre was nearly deserted on the nights on which she performed. Arne, of course, transferred his services to Covent Garden, and "Comus" with his music was played on the 8th of October, 1762, with the celebrated Anne Catley in the part of the Pastoral Nymph. In 1763, on the 24th of February, "Artaxerxes" was again brought forward at Covent Garden, and it was advertised that "nothing under full price would be taken." This was observed by Fitzpatrick, the leader of the rioters who had compelled Garrick, at Drury Lane Theatre, to submit to the demand that the public should be admitted, as heretofore, to the theatre at half-price after the third act. Accordingly the same malcontents attended the performance of "Artaxerxes" at Covent Garden, and noisily endeavoured to browbeat the manager, Mr. Beard. He, however, refused to return to the half-price custom, on the ground of the enormous expenses incurred in the splendid manner in which pieces were got up at Covent Garden; he was reminded that Garrick had submitted after a vain resistance, and he was called on to say whether he would comply with the demand or no; the answer must be "Yes" or "No." Beard boldly from the stage said, "No." "The benches, chandeliers, etc., were immediately demolished, and as much injury done as took four or five days to repair." Fitzpatrick and two others were summoned to appear before Lord Mansfield, with the result that the rioting ceased; but the actors on the stage were nightly disturbed by cat-calls and other noises, so that at last Beard was obliged to give way, and resume the long-established custom of half-price.