Lawyers still have their offices in Craven Street, but the coal-barges vanished in 1876. A few doors from James Smith's, in the house on the left-hand side from the Strand, there lodged, in 1885, the celebrated American comedian, John Sleeper Clarke (1834-1899). His rooms overlooked the back of what was then the Avenue Theatre. This house, opened on March 11, 1882, was rebuilt by Mr Cyril Maude, and, on the eve of its re-opening, December 5, 1905, it was destroyed by the fall of the roof of Charing Cross Station. Again rebuilt by Mr Maude, it was opened, on January 28, 1907, as the Playhouse. The theatrical associations of this part of London are, indeed, like Mr Weller's knowledge of London, "extensive and peculiar." FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 64: _The Court of England under the Stuarts_, Jesse, vol. iii., pp. 356-7.] [Footnote 65: Forster's _Goldsmith_.] [Footnote 66: _Old and New London_, vol. iii., p. 140.] [Footnote 67: _London in the Reign of Victoria_, G. Laurence Gomme, pp. 156-7.] [Footnote 68: _Memoirs of James Smith_, vol. i., p. 32.] [Footnote 69: _Haunted London_, pp. 140-141.] [Footnote 70: _Gothic Miscellanies_, James Smith, vol. ii., p. 186.] Appendix SAMUEL PEPYS AND THE ADELPHI _January 31, 1668._--Up, and by coach, with W. Griffin with me, and our Contract-books, to Durham Yard to the Commissioners for Accounts. [See page 37.] _May 10, 1668._--From church home with my Lady Pen; and after being there an hour or so talking, I took her ... and old Mrs Whistler, her mother-in-law, by water ... as far as Chelsy, and so back to Spring Garden ... and so to water again, and set down the old woman at home at Durham Yard. _April 26, 1669._--I am told by Betty, who was all undressed, of a great fire happened in Durham Yard last night, burning the house of one Lady Hungerford. [See page 38.] * * * * * _February 11, 1660._--My wife and I ... went out again to show her the fires, and after walking as far as the Exchange, we returned and to bed. _March 12, 1660._--My wife and I to the Exchange, where we bought a great many things. _July 7, 1660._--Thence to the 'Change, where I bought two fine prints of Ragotti from Rubens. _July 18, 1660._--After a little stay we all went by water to Westminster as far as the New Exchange. _September 3, 1660._--Up and to Mr ----, the goldsmith, near the New Exchange. _September 22, 1660._--From thence by coach home (by the way, at the new Exchange I bought a pair of short black stockings to wear over a pair of silk ones for mourning ...). _November 12, 1660._--Mr Comptroller and I sat a while at the office to do business, ... and from thence by coach (setting down his sister at the New Exchange) to Westminster Hall. _April 20, 1661._--With Mr Creed to the Exchange and bought some things, as gloves and bandstrings, etc. _September 2, 1661._--My wife ... met at the 'Change with my young ladies of the Wardrobe, and there helped them to buy things.