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.
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Date
July 22, 1853
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"The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]." In the digital collection The Harry Watkins Diary: Digital Edition. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hwatkins/hwatkins.0011.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2025.

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08 March 1854

Lovely day—Reading & walking A.M. walking P.M. canvassing for my benefit, which is due this week, but the manager could not let me have it until after the Richings ' engagement. When I informed Bates that my benefit was due he had the effrontery to ask me to go down to Louisville—play a week, and take the benefit there: knowing full well that Louisvill [sic Louisville] is one of the worst Theatrical towns in the country, and that my taking a benefit there would, probably, realise me no more, if as much, as would cover the extra expense I should be obliged to inecur for advertising, etc—while it slip would certainly put aillegible dollar or two in his own own plethoric purse

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