March 9 Friday – Charles Thomas Parsloe of Simmonds & Wall, Dramatic Agents, NYC, wrote to Sam:

Yours of yesterday recd. sorry to inform you that it will be impossible for me to call on you as promised as I have made engagement to go to Philadelphia for two week commencing the 12th.…. I have just left Mr. Harte. Met him on B’way, he was very anxious to know if anything had been done so I promised to let him know when anything occurred that he ought to know…. Then he got red in the face and we parted [MTP].