In a letter now lost, Raymond apparently had asked Clemens to allow him the entire proceeds from the Gilded Age play, rather than merely half, for the rest of the season, which would be over in a few weeks. He followed up with a telegram from Utica, New York, on 12 May: “What answer to my letter am anxious to know so as to make my arrangements have you heard from Gillette” (CtHMTH). Clemens recorded his reply—also sent as a telegram—on the back of Raymond’s message. The inquiry about William Gillette may have been in regard to his continuing availability for the road company of the play. Gillette had played the counsel for the defense in April and early May. He may have rejoined the cast when Raymond performed in Elmira on Saturday, 15 May. He definitely was with Raymond when the play returned to New York for a run from 16 August to 2 October at the Union Square Theatre, appearing, at least initially, as the railroad contractor Duff Brown (Odell, 10:20–21; SLC 1873–74, 122).