Autograph letter signed : Birmingham, to R. W. Elliston, 1814 October 18.

Telling Elliston what the receipts were for the previous evening and what he projects for this evening; describing the audience's reaction to Miss Adams: "I was extremely sorry to find that the public last night in the gallery received Miss Adams with most violent hisses & vociferously called for Miss Norton -- the Outcry has commenced; but after a short period their noise ceased, and they proceeded with the 'Secret Mine' -- the Audience again resumed their cry for Miss Norton, and echoed 'Manager, Manager,' at the commencement of the last piece (the Purse) -- however Bartley [possibly George Bartley] did not conceive it necessary to go forward to them at so late an hour and the Farce ended with occasional interruptions of calling for Miss Norton & the Manager [...] yesterday the Walls in the Street were chalked with 'Miss Norton's Benefit' in several places"; giving details of the expenses entailed in each production, for such items as fireworks, a military band and timber; discussing the state of financial arrangements with Mallinson and Bartley; mentioning that Bartley has introduced "a Gentleman [...] of the house of Southey, Brother to the poet Laureat, he is willing to render himself useful in any respectable Line excepting Old Men or Singing on 30s / per Week [...] he is a good figure, but not a good Face" (probably referring to Edward Southey); describing dissatisfaction with the scenery and the backstage crew ("Lycett's Men"); describing problems with the dressers; asking for advice on various bills; conveying demands and requests from actors and crew members; saying that "[w]e cannot play any Farce when The Hunted Tailor comes out."