[Letter, n.d.] Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool [to] Mrs. Forbes-Robertson / William Watson. [1899?]

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[Letter, n.d.] Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool [to] Mrs. Forbes-Robertson / William Watson. [1899?]

Watson writes to Gertrude Forbes-Robertson, wife of Ian Forbes-Robertson. The letter largely concerns Mrs. Forbes-Robertson's daughter, Beatrice, and her "debut" (likely her debut in the play Robespierre at age 17 in Manchester in1899).

[2] p. ; 18 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7565468

Smith College, Neilson Library

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