November 18-19, 1884: DBD
November 18 and 19, 1884
Reviewed in The New York Times, November 19, 1884, Daily Tribune for the show on the 18th; the Times and the Sun for the 19th. See Touring with Cable and Huck
It was on this night that Sam, recalled in his 1906 autobiography, overheard a conversation that would greatly affect his life:
November 18, 1884 Tuesday
November 18 Tuesday – Sam and Cable gave a reading in Chickering Hall, New York City. Cardwell calls the houses “well-filled” and that Pond ran the same advertisements leading up to the three New York performances [19]. Included: “King Sollermun,” “Tragic Tale of the Fishwife,” “A Trying Situation,” and “A Ghost Story” [MTPO].
November 19, 1884 Wednesday
November 19 Wednesday – Sam and Cable gave two readings in Chickering Hall, New York City. From The New York Times, Nov. 19, 1884:
GENIUS AND VERSATILITY.
MR. CABLE EXHIBITS BOTH AND MARK TWAIN SOMETHING ELSE.
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