Tuesday, March 9, 1965

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A diary entry written by Patience Cleveland that discusses her acting career and her personal life. The entry is dated March 9, 1965 and is written on white, lined paper in black ink.

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Diet.

Was up at 9-got my 12 hours!-Coffee-metrecal etc. Diary. Pottered about a bit. Sewed on Peter’s sweater-shoulder + side seams + cast on neck. Called Hank Coleman-called Charles + [crossed out writing] told him we wanted to come back to class-tried to explain a little. Peter went to unemployment. I called Mother-had a good talk-they’re not leaving for a while now-til after the 19th anyway. Hank Coleman called + we’re having lunch on Tuesday. I’m looking forward to it. Called + made a hair appt. for tomorrow. Sent my book to Ted Post with a note-it cost $1.10!! I’d put 40 [cents] on it + thought it was plenty. Peter came back with some glassene stamp envelopes, a new bone for Jiggs and my mail-a gay little postcard from Liza who I’ve been scared to write (she’s a bigger soul than I) and my letter of last week to Harold returned for wrong address!! Good Lord. What a sterling correspondent I’m turning out to be. I sent birthday cards to Druscilla + Mary Jean and wrote a note to Harold + sent out his letter again. I wrote Fred Berry + said I’d be glad to have dinner with him on the 26th and sent 2 plate blocks to Mary. Peter went out + got some 1 1/2 [cent] stamps (Hard to get) + a sheet of 1 1/4. made up 10 little envelopes of regular issue stamps face value $1.773 apiece. In ten years or so they’ll make nice gifts. Made up 4 or 5 envelopes of blocks (8 per envelope) of 1/2, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 2 1/2 + 4 1/2. We went to dinner at Timmy’s about 7:30-stopping at Cleaners to leave off two suits of Peters. Got a bottle of Vodka + one of bourbon at Shermart. New puzzle at Timmy’s + I found myself glued to it. Easier not eating. Although I did have some brussells + carrotts [carrots] without butter. Timmy gave us copies of Sid’s play. Came back to Burlington + read it. I thought it would be fun to read. Peter concerned about the merit or validity of the material. Great argument. I don’t feel that’s our concern as actors. We said we’d do it + now we should do it. Peter concerned about “sticking his neck out” in front of “all those writers”-Hell-there’s nothing in the world to lose. But after fighting I found I couldn’t read it with him and that becomes my problem. Oh Lord-we’re in such a horrible mess-