BIB_ID
431821
Accession number
MA 1617.443
Creator
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1853-1917.
Display Date
London, England, 1890 October 31.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 18.1 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Written from the "Theatre Royal / Haymarket" on its stationery.
This letter is one of seven letters from Tree to Henley related to Tree's production of "Beau Austin, a play co-authored by Henley and Robert Louis Stevenson. The letters were written from June 26 through November 14, 1890 (MA 1617.438-MA 1617.444). These seven letters are housed with an undated letter from Henley to Tree which appears to be written in November 1890 soon after the production of "Beau Austin" at the Haymarket Theatre on November 3, 1890 (MA 1617.445) and a letter from Henry Dana to Henley, dated May 3, 1901, concerning a production by Tree of Henley's play "Macaire" (MA 1617.446). This small collection also includes three telegrams from Tree to Henley (November 3, 4 and 8, 1890) relating the success of the production.
This letter is one of seven letters from Tree to Henley related to Tree's production of "Beau Austin, a play co-authored by Henley and Robert Louis Stevenson. The letters were written from June 26 through November 14, 1890 (MA 1617.438-MA 1617.444). These seven letters are housed with an undated letter from Henley to Tree which appears to be written in November 1890 soon after the production of "Beau Austin" at the Haymarket Theatre on November 3, 1890 (MA 1617.445) and a letter from Henry Dana to Henley, dated May 3, 1901, concerning a production by Tree of Henley's play "Macaire" (MA 1617.446). This small collection also includes three telegrams from Tree to Henley (November 3, 4 and 8, 1890) relating the success of the production.
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying "Forgive my not replying fully to your several letters. You may imagine how much I am driven in the way of work. You shall certainly not pay for these stalls - you may do as you like about authors' fees for the first night. - I think the piece is going to be a success - but we shall see. - I like the prologue immensely, except "for best or worst' which seems to me merely for the sake of rhyme - There is one splendid line "the roaring generation flit & fade". As you did not particularly favor my speaking the prologue, I though it wd. be better to have it printed - and this will be done in an appropriate fashion. I do not think that Miss Leclercq wd. be quite well adapted to the prologue - She is splendid in "Merry Wives", in which you saw her - but she has a jerky style of elocution which wd. be shown up by the verse. - I shall hope to see Mrs. Henley on the first night & to be able to send you a telegram telling you of your success - The interest in the production is extraordinary. By the bye, Eversfield does not play but Maurice who is.....;" the remainder of the letter is missing.
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