Autograph letters signed from J. Moyr Smith, London, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1895 July.

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Autograph letters signed from J. Moyr Smith, London, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1895 July.

(1) concerns his edition of "Midsummer Night's Dream", which describes various managers' methods of setting and staging the play.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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