May 4, 1874 Monday | Twain's Geography

Submitted by scott on Fri, 01/06/2023 - 10:56

May 4 Monday – In Elmira, Sam took Livy to see the stage play of “Rip Van Winkle.” This was Dion Boucicault’s play starring the comic actor Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905) put on at the Elmira Opera House [MTL 6: 127, 129n3].

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Mon, 05/04/1874 - 12:00

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