Sunday, October 11, 1964

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A diary entry written by Patience Cleveland that discusses her acting career, her book, “The Lion is Busy,” and her personal life. The entry is dated October 11, 1964 and is written on white, lined paper in black ink.

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Metrecal dinner + drinks

Up around 9-pottered about. Peter gave me a check for $30.75 which evens us out for San Diego, the rent, the painting, etc. All very high finance-sent it + residual to bank. Peter spent the morning paying bill-He’s all paid up + has $470 in the bank. He owes Hutchnecker $900 but is going to write him that that is the extent of his obligation. Ruth Green is of course still the great debt. I had a long talk with Joan Korda-gee I liked her-about Timmy. Called Mary-spoke with David to say I’d be late. Got all dressed up in my brown suit + Peter drove me out to the Encino Community Center to rehearsal. David Lewis + George Stewart there=We went through the office scene first-about two times then Bob Brubaker who plays Edward came + we went through our scene twice. I used up a packet of Kleenex. I have alot of work to do but I think I’m going to be very good. (Knock wood) A funny lady there name Zelna Zee (”my friends call me Zee-Zee”) who read Julia for Hope Somers who’s on location-Tom Allyn (?) playing Peter Quelpi Judy Cosgrove playing Lavinia. Peter came to get me at 5 and watched one scene. I’m going to have to watch production + also lightness-temptation to play it all a little dark. Presents from Izzy-writing paper for me + a paper knife for Peter + a troll. Frank Silvera is thinking seriously of changing the cast with the exception of Bea for New York. The cast call him Jesus Christ. Oh dear. Got to Mandeville at 5:50-Had a drink + then a delicious dinner. I had planned to have metrecal but instead had salad + meat. My real sin was drinking. Wine + then later brandy. Fred + Leslie came over to show slides-some of the party very good-we really had a nice time. Then Allen went to bed + we all had another brandy + after Leslie + Fred left Peter, Mary + I went on drinking. On the way home stopped at Frank Overton’s-they were asleep + he’s shooting in the morning so we left-stopped at Price St.-Home + Bromo seltzer