BIB_ID
430766
Accession number
MA 1617.130
Creator
Crichton, Haldane, 1852-1938.
Display Date
Saint Helens, England, 1883 March 8.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 17.6 x 11.0 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 / St. Helens."
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 / St. Helens."
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 "Thanks. Kindly send me per return two or three more books. I may mention the sketches you sent me were useless as the principal part the figures were so frightful. I have had four scenes done myself, which have turned out a great success, & have caused great admiration. Having a great bother with actors of any position. The Lawson pronounces part & piece utterly bad & wouldn't sacrifice his position by playing it. The Deacon has thrown up his part, saying it must be an utter failure & using such language I can't repeat. Have now engaged another man at a very heavy salary and am almost afraid to send him part, as he is the third. I hope the bad opinions of the actors will be belied by the public."
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