Discusses seeing a burlesque and visiting Joe and the Greatbatch family. Transcription: December. 1. Saturday. Lithographing ?ǣMose [among the Britishers]. ? In the evening with [Jabez] Wing and Sandy to ?ǣMitchell ?s ? Olympic. Divers operatic burlesques. The best Wigans ?ǣJenny Lind ? (of Lyceum production). A Miss Mary Taylor the main prop of each piece, a clever actress and singer. The other pieces ?ǣincomprehensible shows to set on a parcel of barran spectators to laugh. ? 2. Sunday. In the afternoon crossed for the purpose of visiting Christopher Street, and spite of hail storm did so;
Discusses seeing a burlesque and visiting Joe and the Greatbatch family. Transcription: December. 1. Saturday. Lithographing ?ǣMose [among the Britishers]. ? In the evening with [Jabez] Wing and Sandy to ?ǣMitchell ?s ? Olympic. Divers operatic burlesques. The best Wigans ?ǣJenny Lind ? (of Lyceum production). A Miss Mary Taylor the main prop of each piece, a clever actress and singer. The other pieces ?ǣincomprehensible shows to set on a parcel of barran spectators to laugh. ? 2. Sunday. In the afternoon crossed for the purpose of visiting Christopher Street, and spite of hail storm did so; ? calling on Joe [Greatbatch] and Duane Square by the way. Says he ?s ill, swelled face,?ǣliver ? out of order (!) &c too cold to stir out &c. Left him and on to Mr. [Joseph] Greatbatch ?s. Tea. During the evening talk of Mr. Alcock, Mr. G ?s employer. I am, I think wrong in thinking them chilly in their reception of me, ?tis but reserve, and natural to him. Left at 9, and walk Jersey-wards, through a pouring, pitiless hail storm, street pavement slippery as grass, lamps few and far between, and few humans about. Ferry boat and red hot stove. 3. Monday. ?ǣMose ? all day. Grievously plagued by a tooth insisting on making its appearance at this unseasonable period of life. Head ache, gum throbbing, knife thrusting. Snow, wind, rain, hail out of doors. Wing talks of migrating in a day or two if ?ǣnothing turns up. ? Writing to [William] Boutcher in the Evening, Wing been at New York, theatricalizing and thereanent. Oh God why have I no letter from Mary [Bilton]? 4. Tuesday. Went to the Post Office, sent off letter to [William] Boutcher. Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 1, page 60, December 1-4, 1849 . 1 December 1849. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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