Autograph letter initialed from Walter Herries Pollock, Alton, Hampshire, to William Winter, New Brighton [manuscript], 1910 March 2.

ArchivalResource

Autograph letter initialed from Walter Herries Pollock, Alton, Hampshire, to William Winter, New Brighton [manuscript], 1910 March 2.

Pollock praises Winter's Life and art of Richard Mansfield, and comments on the temperament of "poor Mansfield." Also mentions Phelps' Falstaff and equity. On Pollock's personal letterhead for Chawton Lodge, Alton, Hants. With envelope addressed to Winter.

1 leaf ; 26 x 20 cm.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7441030

Folger Shakespeare Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Winter, William, 1836-1917

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xw4h9x (person)

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, ...

Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6db86n1 (person)

Richard Mansfield (1857-1907) was an actor of the late 19th century. He was born in Helgoland, Germany, into a family that excelled in the performing arts. His mother was the prima donna Hermine Rudersdorff (1822-1882), and his grandfather, the violinist Joseph Rudersdorff (1788-1866). His father, Maurice Mansfield, was a London businessman. Richard Mansfield began his stage career touring the English provinces in Gilbert and Sullivan and made his first appear...

Phelps, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1833-1908

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fx88k4 (person)

Charles E. Phelps was a Union army colonel during the Civil War. He served in Congress as a Representative from Maryland, 1865-1869, and later became a Baltimore city judge and law professor. From the description of Charles E. Phelps letter, 1867 December 3. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 746072399 ...

Pollock, Walter Herries, 1850-1926

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64m9qsp (person)