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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to [William Macready], [1837 Dec. 20].

BIB_ID
301494
Accession number
MA 2160
Creator
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873.
Display Date
[1837 Dec. 20].
Credit line
Acquired, 1961.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 19.5 cm
Notes
Dating from Shattuck.
Docketed.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward Bulwer Lytton to the actor William Macready. Items in the collection have been described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Acquired from the University of Illinois by exchange in 1961.
Summary
Reporting that he has completed half of the play (Lady of Lyons), and discussing it. Asking how quickly Macready can change his dress and whether he "wanted to figure in a dance -- or was it but a dream?" Mentionipotentialial actress for the leading lady.