Collection of letters and papers of Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1849-1916.

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Collection of letters and papers of Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1849-1916.

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These letters and papers arose mainly out of his career as manager of the successive Fifth Avenue Theatres, 1869-1877, the Grand Opera House, 1872-1874, and Daly's Theatre, 1879-1899, in New York City. The vast majority of the letters are addressed to Daly.

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