Letter from Lillian Gish, New York, New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1951 January 28 : typescript signed.

Agreeing with his opinion of (the Glenn Hughes play) "Mrs. Carlyle", describing it as "thin and mild" and acknowledging that it "Has charm ... but not enough" and comparing it unfavorably to "The affairs of Anatole" and "Brasshounds conversion"; also agreeing that the pictures in the first printing of Blum's Pictorial history of the American theater were pale and better in the second printing; writing that she is glad that he saw "Death of a salesman", going on to say that it "seems so dreary" and that she "wasn't interested in the plot and didn't care what happened to any of the characters."; mentioning that she has heard that "Robert Montgomery is getting over $9,000 for that five minutes he does on video"; complaining that "The political scene is getting so bad ... The only chance the Republicans have of getting in is to have the Democrats voted out. All their stupidities point to this"; writing that she was "disappointed in Peter Pan" and "didn't care for Jean Arthur", although "it isn't entirely her fault as she is on stage for long periods with her back to the audience while Wendy sings"; recommending he see "Romeo and Juliet" directed by Peter Glenville, with whom she worked in "The curious Savage".