It is with great regret that I inform you that our
exhibition of private theatricals is indefinitely postponed
on account of the sudden and serious illness of Miss Hope
Ledyard, who was the chief star of our little company.
The "Lady of Lyons," with the "Lady" left out, would be like
"Hamlet," with the noble Dane missing, an impossible
performance; and, as there was no one else so capable of
filling the part as Miss Ledyard, we are resolved to await
her recovery.
Your friend,