Notes
This Morning at Rehearsal Lacy came and told Sheridan that he could not be off from his Agreement with Mr Langford and Captain Thomson Sheridan told him if he did agree that he would withdraw himself from the Management of the Theatre accordingly at eight this Evening he sent me with a Letter to Lacy confirming what he told him and ordered me to receive my orders from Mr L and that he withdrew the Christmas Tale as he had altered for a Farce it was his Property This put us all into confusion Sent to Mrs Abington to know if she would play in the Hypocrite as it was advertised Her answer was that she had made her Agreement with Sheridan only and would play under no other Manager About twelve at night we got Richard the third settled and sent Bills accordingly - Hopkins