BIB_ID
106686
Accession number
MA 2243
Creator
Darbyshire, Alfred, 1839-1908.
Display Date
Greater Manchester, England, 1872 July 14.
Credit line
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1962.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 18.2 x 10.8 cm
Notes
The salutation is simply "My dear Will" but an earlier record indicates the letter is written to W.A. Turner, promoter of the Arts in Manchester.
Darbyshire drew on the interiors of Marple Hall, during his stay at the house in 1872, for suggestions to Calvert for his production of Henry V at the Prince's Theatre in Manchester.
Darbyshire drew on the interiors of Marple Hall, during his stay at the house in 1872, for suggestions to Calvert for his production of Henry V at the Prince's Theatre in Manchester.
Provenance
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1962.
Summary
Asking why he has not come out to visit; saying "Why did thou not come yesterday with Calvert and [illegible]? They drove over in a gigantic equipage and pair through flood and field - Calvert was flabbergasted with this place; [illegible[ my last job for Henry V;" relating news of family and friends.
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