Autograph letters signed from William Winter to various recipients [manuscript], 1867-1902.
Winter, William, 1836-1917, correspondent.; Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774. Good natured man.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.; Winter, William, 1836-1917. Gray days and gold.; Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, correspondent.; Tooker, Joseph Henry, 1830-1896, addressee.; Rehan, Ada, 1857-1916, addressee.; Morgan, Appleton, 1845-1928, addressee.; Farrington, John, -1912, addressee.; Dorney, Richard, 1842 or 1843-1921, addressee.; Daly, Joseph Francis, 1840-1916, addressee.; Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899, addressee.
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Autograph letters signed from William Winter to various recipients [manuscript], 1867-1902.
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Winter, William, 1836-1917, correspondent.
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774. Good natured man.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.
Winter, William, 1836-1917. Gray days and gold.
Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, correspondent.
Tooker, Joseph Henry, 1830-1896, addressee.
Rehan, Ada, 1857-1916, addressee.
Morgan, Appleton, 1845-1928, addressee.
Farrington, John, -1912, addressee.
Dorney, Richard, 1842 or 1843-1921, addressee.
Daly, Joseph Francis, 1840-1916, addressee.
Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899, addressee.
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774. Good natured man.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.
Winter, William, 1836-1917. Gray days and gold.
Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, correspondent.
Tooker, Joseph Henry, 1830-1896, addressee.
Rehan, Ada, 1857-1916, addressee.
Morgan, Appleton, 1845-1928, addressee.
Farrington, John, -1912, addressee.
Dorney, Richard, 1842 or 1843-1921, addressee.
Daly, Joseph Francis, 1840-1916, addressee.
Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899, addressee.
Summary
Includes 265 autograph letters signed, several fragmentary and some undated. Winter discusses Daly's theatre, particularly his Shakespearean productions; praises his actors, especially Ada Rehan; makes suggestions for his editions of plays acted at this theatre. Several mention Edwin Booth. (4) introduces Frank R. Stockton; (115) describes the funeral of Charles Fisher; (204-205) comment on Oscar Wilde's trial; (240-243) criticize "Cyrano de Bergerac". Correspondents: Augustin Daly, Joseph Daly, Richard Dorney, John Farrington, Appleton Morgan, Ada Rehan and Joseph Tooker. Also includes an epilogue to Goldsmith's "The good natured man" and a poem by Winter, his preface (manuscript and typed proof sheets) to Daly's edition of the "Taming of the Shrew", 1887, 2 dedicatory sheets of "Gray Days and Gold", and a letter to Winter from George William Curtis, Feb. 5, 1891.
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Y.c.5244 (1-272)
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Daly