John Martin Harvey Theatre Metropole London Actor Signed Letter Victorian Stage

Original handwritten letter signed by British actor and theatre manager John Martin-Harvey (1863–1944), written on illustrated Theatre Metropole Limited stationery from London, with an architectural engraving of the theatre and J. B. Mulholland identified as managing director. Dated February 22 without a year, the letter thanks its recipient for kind notices and discusses a forthcoming theatrical presentation or engagement. Martin-Harvey became celebrated for his performances in The Only Way, adapted from Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, and was later knighted in 1921. The bifolium measures approximately 8" × 5" folded, with vertical and horizontal fold lines, toning, and some separation along the top edge of the vertical fold.