BIB_ID
298780
Accession number
MA 7646.7
Creator
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
Display Date
[ca. 1909] Friday.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
Dating: Letter is undated, but "1912?" is penciled in an unknown hand in the upper right corner. However, Penelope was first staged to critical acclaim in 1909.
Part of a collection of 12 letters from W. Somerset Maugham to the director Dion Boucicault (MA 7646.1-9) and his wife Irene Vanbrugh (MA 7646.10-12). Letters have been individually described in 12 catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Written on stationery embossed "23, Mount Street, W."
Part of a collection of 12 letters from W. Somerset Maugham to the director Dion Boucicault (MA 7646.1-9) and his wife Irene Vanbrugh (MA 7646.10-12). Letters have been individually described in 12 catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Written on stationery embossed "23, Mount Street, W."
Provenance
Purchased by Gordon N. Ray from the London dealer Ifan Kyrle Fletcher.
Summary
Stating that the success of Penelope "is very largely due to" Boucicault, and thanking him for his work. Noting that Maugham is "very fortunate" to have Boucicault's talents at his disposal, and hoping that his plays will always be produced by Boucicault. Signed "W. S. Maugham."
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