Autograph Letters Signed from Horace Howard Furness, Pennsylvania, to Various People


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Letter (1) to Gosse relates the details of the death of his father. (3) to Wm. Winter mentions his pleasure in Winter's tribute to his father, in Shakespeare on Stage [Second series, 1915]; he disagrees with Charles Lamb's opinion "that Shakespeare should only be read and thus thoroughly appreciated; that the stage degrades the imagination, through inadequate acting."




Autograph Letter Signed from Horace Traubel, Philadelphia, to William Winter, New York


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On letterhead of The Conservator, Philadelphia, dated July 17, 1900. With accompanying envelope addressed to Winter at The Tribune, New York, postmarked April 18, 1904. Also with two clippings of articles from The Conservator written by Traubel. One clipping dated February 1904.










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Autograph Letters Signed from John Russell Young, Philadelphia, New York, London and Paris, to Various People


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Most deal with the social occasions of Young's long friendship with Daly. Many mention General William Sherman; Sir Henry Irving, Ada Rehan and other theatrical people are often discussed. (1) is an invitation to dinner for Charles Dickens. (15) concerns a suppressed play by Francois Copée. (69) discusses the genius of Eugene Field. Several letters have newspaper clippings attached. Some letters undated. Correspondents: Augustin Daly, Richard Dorney and Walter S. Logan.