January

1800. Jan. 1. W.S Elwes & F Ja^s Wt ⁿ calls: West End, w. Chandler: dine at O Fancourt's, w. Northcote, Mcquin, Chandler, Litchfields, 4 Hutchinsons & mrs Gurney. M Bailey calls ⁿ. Oedipus, act 3.

2. Th.Oedipus, acts 4 & 5: Nero, act 1 & 2. Sup at Fell's.

3. F.Write to Cooper & Parr. Coleridge calls: dine at Coleridge's, w. Purkis; adv. Tobin & Hazlit: meet Henley: Alex Walker calls ⁿ.

4. Sa.Nero, acts, 3, 4, 5: Osorio, acts 1, 2, 3. Coleridge (H Tooke's criticisms) & Alex Walker call: sup at Cuxson's.

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Jan. 5. Su. Osorio, acts 4 & 5: Sophonisba, act 1. Eliza Fenwick & F G call: dine at King's, w. Derville, Rogers, Consit, ami de Pitt, & 4 Gardners; adv. Granard, Tyson, Pinkard, 2 Davis's & Boisgelin. Write to Dewar.

6. M.Sophonisba, acts 2, 3, 4. L J calls: call, w. M, on Noble, Symonds & Longman: C & H Willis: dine at Fancourt's, w. Northcote, Macquin & Chandler; adv. Faulkner, Pinkard, Saxon, mrs Johnston & 4 Hs. call on Ritson: meet Perry.

7. Tu.Sophonisba, act 5: Gloriana, acts 1 & 2. Dine at Fell's, w. M, F, M, L, L J & miss Axtel.

8. W.Gloriana, acts 3, 4, 5. Dine at C Smith's, w. Fenwicks.

9. Th.Mithridates, acts 1 & 2: Necrology, çala. Fell sups.

10. F.Mithridates, acts 3, 4, 5. //Call on S Elwes: M dines: sup at M Robinson's. Jo G calls.

11. Sa.Cæsar Borgia, acts 1 & 2: St Leon, Vol. I. Ja^s Wt dines: tea Coleridge's, criticisms: meet Fenwick & Underwood.

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Jan. 12. Su.Write to Curran. Meet Disney (& B Hollis): M, Fell, H G & L J dine.

13. M.Revise St Leon. Horsman & Monbray call: Cuxson^na: sup at Reynolds's, w. Boaden.

14. Tu.Revise. Write to Ht. Horsman calls: sup at Nicholson's, w. Sadler; adv. Davis: meet Sharp.

15. W.Cæsar Borgia, acts 3, 4, 5. Call on Robinson: Horsman, Fell & Jas Wt dine: tea M Robinson's, w. Coleridge.

16. Th.Constantine, acts 1 & 2. Call on Northcote; talk of Shakespear: M dines; adv. Fell: theatre, Joanna; adv. Este^e. meet Hazlit.

17. F.Read Antonio, acts 1 & 2: Robert Mortimer, p. 30: St Godwin, pp. 235. Sup at Opie's, w. Tho. Woodhouse. J G dines.

18. Sa.R^t Mortimer, p. 61, fin. Sup at M Robinson's, w. Coleridge; adv. D Stuart.

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Jan. 19. Su.Notes on R M. Constantine, acts 3, 4, // 5: Mitford, p. 128. Fell calls. Lanesborough's, w. Milton, Laval, Granard, Gardiners, Tyson, mrs Pilkington, Wolcot, Danvers, Davis's, Philips, Campbels, Pink^ds, Boisgelin, //Gore, & la Chaussée

20. M.Mitford, p. 212. Nicholsons call: sup at C Smith's; adv. L Newhouse.

21. Tu.Mitford, p. 2//60. Meet Moore, Knight R^t, Perry & Fenwick: call on Barry: dine at King's, w. Granard, Boisgelin & St Hermine; adv. Goire & Davis. Parliament meets^e.

22. W.Mitford, p. 275. L J calls: meet J Taylor's ambassador: M dines: sup at Cuxson's. Steevens dies.

23. Th.St Leon, Vol. II & IV. Fell calls: call on Coleridge; adv. Estlin.

24. F.Revise St Leon. Mitford, p. 291. Meet Moore: theatre, Joanna, act 3; adv. Fenwick^e: call on Fell. Letters from Ht & Arnot: write to M Cotton.

25. Sa.Troilus, act 3: Mitford, p. 312. Call on Robinson, //Tobinⁿ & Jo Gⁿ: meet J G: theatre, Adelaide; adv. Este, Pratt, Hoare, Reynolds, Morton, Lawrence & Fell^e.

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Jan. 26. Su. Write to Ht & Arnot. Sigismunda: Mitford, p. 340. Dine at King's, w. Danvers & Walstein: adv. Granard, Gardners, Tyson, Moore, Pilkingtons, Campbels, Davis's, Philips, Dorroty, Abbot, Boisgelin, de Bath & Consit. J J G calls. Pinkard.

27. M.Cinyras. Mitford, p. 352. Call on Northcote: M dines: Hazlit après. meet Batty.

28. Tu.Meet S Elwes: call on Nicholson: dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Wells & Ja^s Wt. Write to Ht & Arnot.

29. W.Flower & Leaf: Mitford, p. 454, fin: Gibbon, Vol. II, p. 57-117.

30. Th.Theodosius. Dine at S Elwes's; adv. Harris & mrs Holcombe.

31. F.Palamon, Book 1 & 2. Stewart calls: tea Coleridge's, w. Leslie.