Lo : a musical comedy in two acts / by O. Henry and Franklin P. Adams : manuscript, [ca. 1909]

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Lo : a musical comedy in two acts / by O. Henry and Franklin P. Adams : manuscript, [ca. 1909]

Manuscript of the scenario for the play, in Henry's hand; lyrics for the song Snap-shots, in Adams' hand; and a typescript of the play.

92 leaves ; 29 cm. or smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7802275

Houghton Library

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Henry, O., 1862-1910

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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...

Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce), 1881-1960

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Franklin Pierce Adams was a journalist and writer. Born in Chicago, he decided to become a writer and moved to New York, where he wrote for various newspapers. His signature column was The Conning Tower, an enormously popular compilation of satire, light verse, literary criticism, politics, and social commentary, all made accessible by Adams' unpretentious wit. His friends in the New York literary circle also contributed to his column, including Dorothy Parker, Sinclair Lewis, Edna Ferber, and G...