Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
1784-09-07
Dined at Mr. Tracy's and went in the evening to see la
métromanie, and Crispin Rival de son Maitre,1 at the french Comedy.
Alexis Piron, La métromanie, ou, le poète, Paris, 1738 (Brenner, Bibliographical
List
). JQA had seen Le Sage's Crispin while living in St. Petersburg.