When last in Paris, I had been to the Theatre Frangais to see a petite comedy 
performed, entitled "Les Deux Postes," and delighted I was with the manner in 
which it was acted. Baptiste, the elder, played the Blind Old Man to 
admiration. Indeed, the whole dramatis personae were perfect. I procured a 
copy of the piece, and gave it to my friend George Colman, who, being pleased 
with the subject, resolved to write a musical afterpiece from it ; and his 
adaptation was far superior to the original, as indeed was every thing he did 
in the same way. It was brought out on the 28th January, under the title of 
"We Fly by Night ; or, Long Stories," at Covent Garden Theatre. I composed the 
whole of the music. Munden's personification of the Old Story-teller was 
perfect ; indeed, all the performers in the piece gave it their best support ; it was 
strongly cast. Liston and Fawcett were exquisitely comic ; the part of the 
Englishman (in the French original so well performed by Baptiste the younger) 
was transposed into a Frenchman, and very well acted by Farley ; Miss Tyrer, 
now Mrs. Liston, was truly comic in the Landlady, and sang with her usual 
sweetness; Miss Bavies was the Heroine. The piece was eminently successful, 
and had a great run. Both Miss Tyrer and Miss Davies were pupils of Mrs. 
Crouch and myself. Mrs. Liston was always attentive to her profession, and 
scrupulously honourable in fulfilling all her engagements.