| Description | Includes references to having dined with the Cartwrights, who are in love with Garrick and Mrs Cibber, whom they saw in the characters of Romeo and Juliet but are far from being reconciled to London, probably because of their situation; having spent an evening in the company of J Creyk, M Harcourt and Rob Grimston; Robin expecting to set out for Yorkshire soon and Legard sending Grimston's Almanack with him; Bob being very happy at Marybon; Sir George being resolved to settle Arthur in the Merchants busyness; lodgings in London; Mrs Cartwright having paid him 19 guineas for Grimston; a bespoke hand Organ; it being believed that Brown the Bis[ho]p of Carlisles Chaplain is the author of Humarossa; having met Cooper, who doesn't have the same spirits as when Backbite and Mrs Windy flourished; not having seen Mrs Paylor; having parted with his chaise and got a new smart chariot; George having become a pretty good Coachman but is much puzzled to find his way from one place to another; having had a very dishonest and worthless servant since Wadham left; having seen Mr Overend; Captain Storr having got a ship; Miss Turner having been dangerously ill; letters to him to be directed to Mrs Cartwrights as he is changing his lodging because of lack of a stable, his horses standing at present near Grosvenor Square; the fashionable entertainment at the moment beingan English Opera called 'The Fairies' taken from the Midsummer Night's Dream which Garrick brought upon the stage; people speaking well of a new comedy of Hoadley's; Sheridan, Woffington and Orpheus and Euridice revived scarce half fill Cov[en]t Garden playhouse; Bagnall having been in town 3 successive Saturdays in hope of his lawsuits being determined and Mr and Mrs Astell and Old Wheatly being in town |