He was a great lover of theatre; in 1856, he wrote his parents stating how happy he was that Augusta was allowed to attend the theatre and how their mother was more tolerant than she had been when he was a child, when she had declared that no child under thirteen should be allowed in the theatre.
Pada tahun 1856, ia menulis kepada orang tuanya yang menyatakan betapa bahagianya Augusta diizinkan menghadiri teater dan bagaimana ibunda mereka lebih toleran daripada saat ia masih kecil, ketika ia menyatakan bahwa tidak ada anak di bawah usia tiga belas tahun diperbolehkan masuk teater.