97 — To the Rev. John Becher

Newstead Abbey, Notts., Sept. 14, 1808.

My dear Becher, — I am much obliged to you for your inquiries, and shall profit by them accordingly.

I

am going to get up a play here; the hall will constitute a most admirable theatre. I have settled the

dram. pers.,

and can do without ladies, as I have some young friends who will make tolerable substitutes for females, and we only want three male characters, beside Mr. Hobhouse and myself, for the play we have fixed on, which will be the

Revenge

. Pray direct Nicholson the carpenter to come over to me immediately, and inform me what day you will dine and pass the night here.

Believe me, etc.

Footnote 1:

Young's tragedy (1721), from which one of Byron's Harrow speeches in the character of "Zanga" was taken (see page 27,

note

1).

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