Autograph letter signed from Otis Skinner to Mrs. Vieira [manuscript], 1894 March.

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Autograph letter signed from Otis Skinner to Mrs. Vieira [manuscript], 1894 March.

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Skinner writes about Madame Modjeska's retirement and his plans for Shakespearian representations for the next season. He shall head his own company and plans to play Hamlet, Shylock, Macbeth and two new romantic plays.

2 leaves ; 28 x 20 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7384561

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Skinner, Otis, 1858-1942

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Otis Skinner (1858-1942) was an American actor and writer. Born June 28, 1858 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was brought up in Hartford, Connecticut where his father Charles Skinner was a Universalist minister. Otis Skinner was interested in theater from a young age, and through his father's friendship with P.T. Barnum was introduced to William Pleater Davidge, who gave him his first theatrical role. In the latter half of the 1870s, he played various bit roles in stock companies, and alongsid...

Vieira, Mrs., fl. 1894

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Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909

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Polish actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Arthur Sullivan, 1884 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125606 Actress. From the description of Letter of Helena Modjeska, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454585 ...