Autograph letter signed from Tyrone Power, Chicago, to William Jefferson Winter, New Brighton [manuscript], 1915 January 10 Sunday.

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Autograph letter signed from Tyrone Power, Chicago, to William Jefferson Winter, New Brighton [manuscript], 1915 January 10 Sunday.

Letter addressed "Dear Willie" and with accompanying envelope addressed to W. Jefferson Winter. Largely concerns movie acting. Refers to Fiske's bankruptcy and his plan to enter the movies; also references Fritzi Scheff's plans to enter the movies: "truly the movies seem to be the only thing - the real thing." Mentions seeing Florence Reed and Fuller Mellish in "The dancing girl."

9 leaves ; 25 x 16 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525897

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Scheff, Fritzi

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Winter, William Jefferson, 1878-1929

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William Jefferson Winter was the son of William Winter (1836-1917), who was a friend of Horace Howard Furness. From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1917. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883904 ...

Fiske, Harrison Grey, 1861-1942

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Biographical Notes Minnie Maddern Fiske 1865, Dec. 19 Born Marie Augusta Davey, New Orleans, La. 1868 First stage performance, as the young Duke of York in Shakespeare's Richard III 1880 Appeared on New York st...

Winter, William Jefferson, 1878-1929

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William Jefferson Winter was the son of William Winter (1836-1917), who was a friend of Horace Howard Furness. From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1917. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883904 ...

Power, Tyrone, 1869-1931

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Reed, Florence, 1883-1967

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Mellish, Fuller, 1865-1936

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