July 13 Sunday – In York Harbor, Maine Sam wrote to Charles Bancroft Dillingham, who represented theatrical managers Klaw and Erlanger. On July 27 Sam would approve Lee Arthur’s play of HF, a musical comedy [NB 45 TS 22].
A thousand thanks for remembering!
I’m going to send your cane the minute Mrs. Clemens (who is not very well this last day or two) prepares it & labels it for the express.
I’ll send a substitute soon for Huck’s scripture about Moses & the candles. PS I’ve opened the cigar boxes since. And thanks again! [MTP].
Note: See July 27 notebook entry. Notes: Marcus Alonzo Klaw (1858-1936), (referred to as either Mark or Marc) attorney and partner of Abraham Erlanger (1859-1930). The two men were leading figures in the Theatrical Syndicate, established in 1896, along with Charles Frohman. Lee Arthur (1878-1917) wrote the play, which was unsuccessful. Arthur suffered a fractured skull in a 1906 fall on subway stairs, and died in Los Angeles in 1917 after an automobile accident.
Sam’s notebook again contains ideas/memory snippets for the 50 years after story: “I saw Ben in shroud.
Mesmerism—Dr. Grant, Richmond fire. / Sword-cane fight. / Cow climbing stairs / Marnell. / Hinton the editor. / Wales McCormick the apprentice. / Pet McMurray” [NB 45 TS 21-2].
Chatto & Windus sent statements covering the period Jan. 1, 1902 to July 1, 1902 for total royalties of £163.14.11 on single books and £21.9 on “Edition de Luxe” [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env. “Also, Bliss the same ($800 for 6 months).”