Harold Chapin letters, 1910-1934 (bulk 1915).

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Harold Chapin letters, 1910-1934 (bulk 1915).

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The collection contains letters from Harold Chapin to his wife Calypso before and during World War I and letters to Calypso expressing condolences upon his death in 1915. Among the correspondents are musician Henry Ainsley, drama critic and playwright William Archer, playwright J.M. Barrie, Chapin's actress mother Alice Chapin Browning, actress Sybil Thorndike Casson, playwright Jerome K. Jerome, actor/manager Gerald du Maurier, and actor/director/playwright Conal O'Riordan. Chapin writes to his wife about theatrical matters, play productions and tours in Scotland, and from the front during the war describing the conditions there. Gerald Du Maurier and William Archer agree to work with Sidney Dark on a memorial production of Chapin's work.

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Du Maurier, Gerald, Sir, 1873-1934

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Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka), 1859-1927

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Barrie, J.M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937

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Ainsley, Henry,

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Chapin, Calypso,

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