Autograph letter signed from Hugh Thomson, Sidcup, Kent, to Rev. John Oliver, Glasgow [manuscript], 1914 January 4.

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Autograph letter signed from Hugh Thomson, Sidcup, Kent, to Rev. John Oliver, Glasgow [manuscript], 1914 January 4.

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Thomson fears he could not be of any help in identifying the subject of Oliver's picture of Mrs. Ford. When he was illustrating "The merry wives" he made no study of the stage side of the subject. Nor does he have any acquaintance with modern productions of the play nor of actresses who have been engaged in them. He suggests that Sir Beerbohm Tree or Mr. Benson would be more likely to clear up the matter for Oliver. On letterhead from Normanhurst, The Park, Sidcup, Kent. With accompanying envelope addressed to Rev. John Oliver, Minister of Maryhill, Glasgow.

2 leaves ; 15 x 10 cm.

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Oliver, John, Rev., fl. 1914

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Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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