Autograph letter signed from Edward S. Willard, Brooklyn, to William Winter, Staten Island [manuscript], 1897 May 15.

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Autograph letter signed from Edward S. Willard, Brooklyn, to William Winter, Staten Island [manuscript], 1897 May 15.

Willard declines an invitation to go to Staten Island because of lack of time before he goes back to England.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7539978

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Willard, E. S. (Edward Smith), 1853-1915

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English actor. Famous as The Spider in "The Silver King." Manager of The Shaftesbury Theater in London. Toured the United States in "David Garrick." Produced and performed in a number of Broadway plays. From the description of Letters to Mrs.[Elizabeth N.?] Fairchild, 1896-1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 69679425 Epithet: writer of plays, pseudonym R Penn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vd...

Winter, William, 1836-1917

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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, ...