Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Novbr. 6th 1879. | ||
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Novbr 6th Thursday. |
Business very heavy, demand for Grands unprecedented. By Bdway Cars to Rathskeller, lunch there, H. St. & Luther there. Afterwards to Registers Office, Mack not there, at 5½ P.M. with Children, Mrs. Evers & Ch. St. in Carriage to 121 E. 52d str. Theodors 54th birthday, very jolly party Theo. & I make speeches, home at 11½ P.M. Theo. tells me that the Action makers revolted agt F. Koth. | |
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Novbr 7th Friday. |
Lovely day. Swear to my complaint against Dr. Charles Ferchland, lunch with Theo. & with him, Mrs. Evers and Julia Schmidt to Astoria, drink Coffee at Luthers. Home by L road at 8 P.M. by L. Road To Thalia Theatre, see Cadet having invited Damrosch, Reno, Tretbars & Krüsi See Judas there too. Home by L. road at 11½ PM |
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Novbr. 8th sat. |
Business very good. Blasius, Wander, & J. P. Weiss in town. Uptown at noon, Pea Soup & Schweinknöchel Theodore to Astoria, in eve'g at Concert of Damroschs Symphony, quite nice, afterwards at Thies. Before Concert play 66 with Ch. St. win 50 Cts | |
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Novbr 9th Sunday. |
To store, work til 1 P.M. dictating letters to Sigel. In afternoon up town, see Theo. in pattern room, take supper at Louises Play Skat with Theo. Ch. St. & Cassebeer, lose 69 Cents | |
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Novbr 10th Monday. |
Beautiful day. Excessively busy all forenoon, lunch with Ch. St. & Ludwig Dingeldein at U. Sq. Hotel. Theo. takes supper with me, we walk to Phaffs talking relating to Louisa A. St. Fr. von Bodenstedt & Moritz there. Pleasant eve'g. Home at 1 AM | |
November
9
1879
