BIB_ID
289626
Accession number
MA 93.135
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1867 Nov. 28.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Following Dickens' two-page letter, is an additional two-page letter written the following day from the Westminster Hotel, New York, and signed George Dolby, discussing the production of No Thoroughfare in the United States, asking him to "send out the acting parts of the play as soon as possible," and also noting that Dickens' four readings in New York City were sold out in six hours.
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Letters are cataloged individually; see related records for full description.
Written from Parker House, Boston, U.S. Signed Charles Dickens.
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Letters are cataloged individually; see related records for full description.
Written from Parker House, Boston, U.S. Signed Charles Dickens.
Summary
Discussing the possibility of staging No Thoroughfare in the United States, mentioning [Lawrence] Barrett's conversation with Collins. Noting that [Dickens' tour manager George] Dolby is traveling to New York to ascertain terms for the play, and that he is leaving the letter open for Dolby to add further notes.
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