Rose Eytinge Letters and Autograph


Book Description

Letter to Mr. Timmonds, undated, written in New York, concerning other actors; letter to author and critic William Winter, August 1873, New York; autograph on illustrated piece of paper.













Autograph Letters Signed and Unsigned Chiefly as Helena Modjeska to Various Recipients


Book Description

Correspondents: Dr. [Julius M.?] Bleyer, Alan Cooke, Lu[cy Freeman], [Daniel] Frohman, Mrs. Elizabeth Winter, Mrs. Elsie Winter, William Winter and another. There are references to Eugene Field in (3), Ellen Terry in (10), and Edwin Booth as Shylock in (19). Also, a P.S. added to a letter from H[arry] J. Sargent to William Winter, a visiting card, a signature, a program [1881], a notice of her tour season, 1895-1896, and a letter from Frank L. Perley to Mr. Malone, [Jan. 12?] 189[6].







Autograph Letters Signed from W.J. Rolfe to Various Unidentified Recipients


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(1) Dated January 4, 1896, from Cambridge, Massachusetts; Rolfe says he no longer wishes to be a member of the Guild (presumably, American Author's Guild) and speaks of his relationship with various publishers. This letter is written on the back of a printed letter of remittance signed by Wm. Geo. Oppenheim, Treasurer of the American Authors' Guild. (2) Sent from Oakhurst, Easton, Pennsylvania, dated March 26, 1898; Rolfe jokes about the authenticity of an autograph of "John Phoenix." (3) Sent from 405 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated February 8, 1904; Rolfe philosophizes about death. (4) Sent from 405 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated November 4, 1906; Rolfe is happy to comply with the recipient's request. (5) Dated November 5, 1906, from Cambridge, Massachusetts; Rolfe's "improved" quote from Romeo and Juliet: "What's in a name?/ That which we call a rose/ By any other name could smell as well."