Archer is speaking to Heinemann about something that they must speed up the process of as well as see it in type. The handwriting is very wide and sloppy.
Archer writes about Oscar Wilde's play, coming out the next week. He seems to be concerned about it making money, and how they would make money if it did not go well. Several friends are mentioned, and at the end he asks who is Miss Rosa Lee?
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833; Letters; Drury Lane Theatre
In this letter, Kean writes on the behalf of "my friend Chippendale" who "is very anxious to become a member of Drury Lane Theatre." The letter is addressed to Robert William Elliston of that same theatre. The letter has been inset onto a sturdier...
In this letter, written on Cadogan Square stationery, Bennett tells White that he has been offered $15,000 for his manuscript of "The Old Wives Tale." He then discusses several manuscripts he has in his possession. There is a faint watermark on the...
