May 26 Saturday – Sam’s notebook: “Col. Church 216 Crowell Rd, S.W. Ranelagh Club—dinner—morning dress. / Barns Elms—over Hamersmith bridge.”

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In reply to Howard Taylor’s request, wrote him he could let the Yankee be played once or twice for the Technological Institute for 40 per cent of the gross [NB 43 TS 12]. Note: Taylor not further identified.

In London, England Sam wrote to thank James MacArthur and to suggest two days he had free, either Monday May 28 or Friday June 1 [MTP]. Note: MacArthur, editor, critic, and playwright, was born in Scotland, but lived most of his life in America. At this time he had just ended joint-editorship of The Bookman with Prof. Harry Thurston Peck of Columbia Univ. and was the foreign representative in London for Doubleday, Page & Co. He returned to the U.S. in 1901 where he was connected with Harper’s until his death. He was a member of Players’ Club and was at Sam’s 70th birthday dinner at Delmonico’s. See obit, N.Y. Times Feb. 12, 1909 p.13.

Sam also wrote to Howard Taylor, letter not extant but referred to in the NB entry for this date.