Autograph letter signed from Evert Jansen Wendell, New York, to William Winter, New Brighton [manuscript], 1903 June 19.

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Autograph letter signed from Evert Jansen Wendell, New York, to William Winter, New Brighton [manuscript], 1903 June 19.

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Wendell regrets not being present for the performance of The taming of the shrew, but he is pleased to hear of the "plaudits...showered upon Willie and Elsie" (i.e. Jefferson Winter and Elsie Leslie). Address on letter: No. 8 East 38th St. With envelope addressed to Winter at 17 Third Avenue, New Brighton, Staten Island.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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