Tuesday, May 16, 1882
The Ottawa Daily Citizen, May 17, 1882, 1
Reported that “there was a fairly good audience,” for Wilde's lecture.
Ottawa newspaper report and interview
Montreal Daily Witness, May 19, 1882, 8
134 Albert Street, between O’Connor and Metcalfe Streets, Ottawa, ON
SE corner of Sparks and Elgin Streets, Ottawa, ON
On arrival in Ottawa, Wilde went immediately to the Russell House, the finest hotel in the city at the time, where he was interviewed by the Toronto Globe and “fairly besieged by autograph hounds."
The following day Wilde departed Ottawa by the 4.55 pm train to Quebec City.
Russell House — drawing room
Russell House — dining room
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