Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893; Players (Club); Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865; Winter, William, 1836-1917; Benedict, E. C. (Elias Cornelius), 1834-1920
Brief article published by Playbill, Incorporated containing a brief biography of the actor Edwin Booth and the history and customs of the Players Club at 16 Gramercy Place, which he founded. The publication also contains advertisements for...
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893; Letters; Boughton, George Henry, 1834-1905
Booth writes from Piccadilly to regret he has not had time to visit Boughton and invites him to the theatre to see him. A note from Norman Philbrick in the same folder states that the original letter was once in his possession but that he sent it...
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893; Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905; Letters; Lyceum Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Edwin Booth writes of his visit to the invalid Sallie and his recent successful theatrical engagement at the Walnut. He hopes to act at the Lyceum Theatre in New York soon with Henry Irving. Written from Baltimore on Mount Vernon Hotel stationery.
Contract between Wynn Miller, Edwin Booth's manager, and R. Pateman, hiring Pateman and his wife for Edwin Booth's 1882 tour of Great Britain. The contract enumerates Mr. and Mrs. Pateman's obligations to act in the season's shows and provide...
Writing on St. James Hotel stationery, Booth apologizes for his late reply and thanks Boughton for her praise of his work at the Princess's Theatre. He regrets that he is too busy with his engagement at the Lyceum to see her husband, George...
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893; Clarke, H. Savile (Henry Savile), 1841-1893; Letters
Writing on St. James's Hotel stationery, Booth declines the offer to read Clarke's play as his repertoire is already large and he is currently fully engaged. The second and fourth pages of the letter are blank.
Booth writes from Geneva to inform Miller, his manager, when he will arrive in London and asks him to take care of his personal articles and finding lodgings. The second and fourth pages of the letter are blank.
Booth writes from Piccadilly to thank Boughton for his praise in light of recent critical comments and to express chagrin at Boughton's dislike of his costume.
Booth writes from the home of the Players at 16 Gramercy Place in reply to Boughton's letter and discusses mutual friends: the declining health of the artist Launt Thompson, the recent death of painter Jervis McEntee, and actor Thomas Doggett's...
Invitation to the unveiling of the Edwin Booth Memorial sculpture which contains the program for the unveiling. The memorial was created by sculptor Edmond Quinn and architect James Dodge, presented by Howard Kyle, unveiled by Edwin Booth Grossman,...
Numbered ticket is for David Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford upon Avon on September 6th and 7th of 1769. Tickets allows admission to "The Oratorio. The Dedication Ode. The Ball. And to the Great Booth at the Fireworks." Price of ticket...
