Autograph letter signed : Varenna, Italy, to Dion Boucicault, [ca. 1913] May 16.

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Autograph letter signed : Varenna, Italy, to Dion Boucicault, [ca. 1913] May 16.

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Stating that it is unlikely his play will be ready to start rehearsals by August, and discussing the failure of his play The Tenth Man. Noting that "The school of Shaw & Barker may have done no good for themselves but they have certainly queered the pitch for the rest of us," and mentioning that he has abandoned a project.

1 item (4 p.) ; 17.6 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Boucicault, Dion, 1859-1929

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Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965

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British novelist, playwright, and short story writer, most well-known for his autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage". From the description of Letter, signed : St. Jean-Cap Ferrat (France), to James R. Parish, Brockton, Mass. 16 June 1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 62718967 William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a British author. From the description of W. Somerset Maugham letters, 1919-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652236 ...

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986

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Gordon N. Ray, a graduate of Indiana University, was closely associated with the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray. His four volume edition of the Letters and private papers appeared in 1945-1946 and his two volume biography in 1954-1955. From 1963 to 1985 Ray was president of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Ray was also an outstanding collector of English and French illustrated books. His collections formed the bases of two exhibitions held at the Pierpont Morgan Library that w...