Autograph letter signed from Sol Smith Russell to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1892 August 20.

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Autograph letter signed from Sol Smith Russell to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1892 August 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319861896

Letter addressed to "Sir" and regards a scenario sent to Russell by the recipient. Russell explains that he cannot evaluate a play merely from a short sketch and requests an outline of the star part and two situations fully described.

1 leaf ; 24 x 16 cm.

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Russell, Sol Smith, 1848-1902

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Solomon Smith Russell (1848–1902) was a 19th-century American comedic stage actor who began performing as a boy during the American Civil War. Russell was born at Brunswick, Missouri, the eldest of two sons and a daughter raised by Charles and Louise (née Mathews) Russell. While a young boy Russell's family moved to St. Louis where his father manufactured and sold tinware. Russell's mother was from Ohio, the daughter of a Cincinnati music teacher. It soon became apparent that Russell did not ...