BIB_ID
430758
Accession number
MA 1617.124
Creator
Crichton, Haldane, 1852-1938.
Display Date
Burnley, England, 1883 January 2.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 18.1 x 11.4 cm
Notes
Henley granted Crichton the provincial rights for one year to produce "Deacon Brodie', a play Henley co-authored with Robert Louis Stevenson.
Written from the "Theatre Royal / Burnley."
Housed with a letter from Mitchell & Baxter, W.S. to W. E. Henley dated 7 December 1882 and with a copy of a letter from Baxter to Crichton of the same date confirming the terms of the agreement of Henley and Stevenson with Haldane Crichton (MA 1617.131).
This letter is one of fourteen letters written by Haldane Crichton to W.E. Henley and/or R. L. Stevenson included in the Henley collection (MA 1617.117-131).
Written from the "Theatre Royal / Burnley."
Housed with a letter from Mitchell & Baxter, W.S. to W. E. Henley dated 7 December 1882 and with a copy of a letter from Baxter to Crichton of the same date confirming the terms of the agreement of Henley and Stevenson with Haldane Crichton (MA 1617.131).
This letter is one of fourteen letters written by Haldane Crichton to W.E. Henley and/or R. L. Stevenson included in the Henley collection (MA 1617.117-131).
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying "Have had two Companies out since Bradford & not a moment to spare. My manager has the Bradford returns & I have just found out that I have mislaid Mr. Baxter's address. Kindly send it to me. There were about 1000 or more people in on Saturday, but piece still went without applause. We will see how Scotland takes it. Several notices but all to same effect, lack of female interest and villainous hero. How about posters?"
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