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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19 May 1854

Rain A.M. cleared off P.M. Reading & walking A.M. writing & reading P.M. At Theatre 7 P.M.—Ethiop does not draw—The play is too heavy—had some of the scenes been condensed it would have added to the success of the piece Dialogue without point to it will not suit a modern audience—the people want action—The cast of the piece is not as good as it might have been—One of the most important parts, Orasmyn, was entrusted to the stage-manager's [sic stage manager's] wife, who was is totally incompetent to do justice with it to it

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18 —This injudicious cast throws a damper over the whole performance Thus are an employer's interests sacrificed by the man who receives so much per week to promote them

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