Autograph letters signed from Charles Rohlfs, Boston and New York City, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1896.

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Autograph letters signed from Charles Rohlfs, Boston and New York City, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1896.

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(1) requests an audition; (2) submits photographs in suport of his application for comedy parts with Daly's company.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Rohlfs, Charles, 1853-1936

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Charles Rohlfs, a furniture maker and actor, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 15, 1853. His parents were Peter and Fredericka Wilhelmina Dorothea Hunte Rohlfs. Peter died when Charles was only 12 years old, leaving him with the responsibility of working to help support his mother and younger siblings. At night young Charles studied at the Cooper Union School, where he took classes in chemistry, physics, and drawing. His real ambition, though, was to be an actor, something he realized ...

Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899

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