1893 Augustin Daly Signed Letter Daly's Theatre to Herbert Gresham, John T. Ford son-in-law.

AUTHOR: Augustin Daly

DATE: 1893

DESC: Management notes from impresario Augustus Daly on Daly Theatre Letterhead – concerning urging better communication in notices to the cast. With associated envelope.

DIM: 6 x 4.5 inches

DATE: 1893.03.04  Vintage condition.  Some light soiling. See images.

With Certificate of provenance from Rare Nest Gallery Chicago; Catalog #: 0223B

BIO: Herbert Gresham (John T. Ford Son-In-Law)

1853, London – 1923, New York

During the period from 1884 to 1900, Herbert Gresham worked as an actor and stage manager with Augustin Daly – a leading theater owner in New York and London. His dramatic roles included classical parts but tended toward the comedic. He was well known and reviewed for his roles as Touchstone in As You Like It and the Clown in Twelfth Night. Several of his roles were in the great British tradition of cross-dressing. Herbert played the role of the Marquis de Baccarat in Adonis – a ‘Boylesque’ retelling of the Galatea legend.

Herbert travelled extensively with Daly and other repertories and his sub-collection includes his constant and deeply touching correspondence with his wife and children from the road. Sometimes artfully illustrated with caricatures, these letters are intimate, loving and redolent with loneliness. Gresham spent the last 18 years of his career as general stage manager and director for A. L. Erlanger.

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