NEW YORK AND BOSTON
I go to Booth’s Theater for the first rehearsal—The crowd at
the stage door—The customs officers come to examine my
trunks—The treatment of my costumes—The Brooklyn Bridge—I
settle with the Board of Customs—I make my first appearance
in “Adrienne Lecouvreur”—I am serenaded—“La Dame aux
Camélias”—My sister impersonates me—The journey to Menlo
Park—I am entertained in fairyland by Mr. Edison—Mr. Edison
and Napoleon I.—We start for Boston—Boston women—An
extraordinary personage—My apartments—A curious experience
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