Previously to Foote's bringing out his 'Primitive Puppet Show' at the Haymarket Theatre, a lady of fashion asked him, "Pray, sir, are your puppets to be as large as life?"
"Oh dear, madam, no. Not much above the size of Garrick!"
Cape Wine
Being at the dinner-table one day when the Cape was going round in remarkably small glasses, his host was very profuse on the excellence of the wine, its age, etc. "But you don't seem to relish it, Foote, by keeping your glass so long before you."
"Oh, yes, my lord, perfectly well. I am only admiring how little it is, considering its great age."
The Graces
Of an actress who was remarkably awkward with her arms, Foote said that "she kept the Graces at arm's-length."
The Debtor
Of a young gentleman who was rather backward in paying his debts, he said he was "a very promising young gentleman."