Typescript letter signed from Elihu Root, New York, to Augustus Thomas, Empire Theatre, New York [manuscript], 1916 February 19.

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Typescript letter signed from Elihu Root, New York, to Augustus Thomas, Empire Theatre, New York [manuscript], 1916 February 19.

Root will be glad to add his signature to the appropriate address to William Winter, for whom he has a very high regard.

1 leaf ; 27 x 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7387663

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Root, Elihu, 1881-1967

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Lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Elihu Root, Jr. : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528134 ...

Empire Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Broadway)

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Winter, William, 1836-1917

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American drama critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Tompkinsville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 17 April 1886, to Mrs. Tracy, 1886 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679284 Massachusetts native William Winter graduated from Harvard law school, but began his career as a journalist. He wrote for numerous journals before securing a position as drama critic at the New York Tribune. In addition to being one of the most influential critics of his day, ...

Thomas, Augustus, 1857-1934

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American playwright. From the description of Letter, 1922 Feb. 27, to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904560 Playwright. After early years as a journalist, Thomas wrote popular plays, such as "Alabama" and "Arizona," during the 1890s and the first fifteen years of the twentieth century. In all, he wrote or adapted more than one hundred plays. In addition, Thomas was a leader in dramatic organizations, was active in the Democratic Party, and p...