The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]

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Title: The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]
Author: Harry Watkins
Editor: Amy E. Hughes, Naomi Stubbs
Print Source: Harry Watkins. Diary. Papers of the Skinner family, 1874-1979 (inclusive), box 17, MS Thr 857. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; Harvard Library Viewer (opens in new tab)
Date: July 22, 1853
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01 August 1853

Mond. (Monday) August 1st Warm—Cloudy—rain in evening—Reading writing, walking A.M. writing P.M. at Bowery Theatre 7 P.M.—The St. (Saint) Charles Theatre reopened under the management of C. R. Thorne—He has not yet recovered the use of his leg but he will be able to manage, and can act in two or three pieces where a stiff leg will not be out of place. There was a good, though not a crowded house—The company is a fair one and with good management the Theatre may do well