September 27 Friday – In Melbourne Sam gave his “Mark Twain At Home” No.1 lecture at the Bijou Theatre on Bourke St. Livy and Clara were in the audience. The lecture was attended by Edward FitzGibbon, Hon. James Service, Sir James Patterson (all former premiers); Hon. C.J., Mrs. and Misses Ham; Mr., Mrs., Miss Aitkin. Sam’s program was listed in his NB 35. The lecture was reviewed by Age, Evening News, Argus, The Leader, Melbourne Herald — all on Sept. 28; the Weekly Times, and the Australasian, both on Oct. 5.

Interviews published on Sept. 27: Melbourne Evening News: “Aubrey’ Going to ‘Seymour’ of Him,”; the Age: “Mark Twain: Arrival in Melbourne”; Herald Standard: “Tramp in Melbourne … Things in General” [Shillingsburg, “Down Under” 11].