scott
7 August 2024
July 10 Friday – In Cape Town, Sam gave his “At Home” (No. 2) lecture to the 1,200-seat Opera House [Philippon 23]. C.J. Littlewort, secretary of the Owl Club in Claremont, invited Sam to join them on Monday night, July 13 before he would sail. Parsons quotes Sam’s reply:
I also regret that my time is so full that I am obliged to limit to so short a space the time that I may spend with you [“Clubman in S.A.” 253].
Entry Date
Jul 10, 1896 - Fri
Addendum
Friday, July 10, 1896—Cape Town
Performance: “At Home” (2, 30), Opera House; includes moral regeneration, meeting Artemus Ward, frontier journalism, Huckleberry Finn and Jim
Newspapers: Cape Argus; Cape Times
Accommodations: Grand Hotel
[see Philippon, 2002]