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Title: James Baldwin Buckstone letter, 1873 September 10
Creator: Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Buckstone writes to Webster from Peak Hill, Sydenham about a farce or comedy that Webster wrote. He discusses the current style of showing plays, and the way the Haymarket theater uses farces and comedies. He mentions notes he has from other writers (Maddison Morton, Gillbert À Beckett) and a one-act he recently produced as a favor to "Mr. Arnott." Buckstone requests that Webster send his piece again, as Buckstone did not remember reading it. Buckstone signature appears on third page.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00568
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/3139
Language: English
Subject: Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
Signatures (Writing)
Plays
Webster, Benjamin, 1797-1882
Morton, John Maddison, 1811-1891
Place: Sydenham (London, England)
Source: Handwritten letter, 8 x 5 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 2, folder 24; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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