Douglas (Lord Alfred Bruce, 1870-1945). Autograph letter signed, 'Alfred Douglas', letterhead of The Academy, Covent Garden, 2 May 1907, to the playwright St. John Hankin, 'I thought your play [probably 'The Cassilis Engagement' or a revival of 'The Return of the Prodigal'] splendid. So much so that I have suppressed de Selincourt's notice which I didn't think good enough & written another & longer, & I hope more appreciative one myself', continuing that he would like his wife to see it and could he have two tickets for the stalls for Saturday, with a postscript, 'My article on your play is my first essay in dramatic criticism, so you must judge it accordingly', two pages, 4to (Qty: 1) 'Douglas had already dissipated his share of his father's fortune and the insistent problem of claiming a settled income was solved in 1907 by Sir Edward Tennant (later Lord Glenconner) who offered him the editorship of the Academy which he had recently purchased', (ODMB).
Douglas (Lord Alfred Bruce, 1870-1945). Autograph letter signed, 'Alfred Douglas', letterhead of The Academy, Covent Garden, 2 May 1907, to the playwright St. John Hankin, 'I thought your play [probably 'The Cassilis Engagement' or a revival of 'The Return of the Prodigal'] splendid. So much so that I have suppressed de Selincourt's notice which I didn't think good enough & written another & longer, & I hope more appreciative one myself', continuing that he would like his wife to see it and could he have two tickets for the stalls for Saturday, with a postscript, 'My article on your play is my first essay in dramatic criticism, so you must judge it accordingly', two pages, 4to (Qty: 1) 'Douglas had already dissipated his share of his father's fortune and the insistent problem of claiming a settled income was solved in 1907 by Sir Edward Tennant (later Lord Glenconner) who offered him the editorship of the Academy which he had recently purchased', (ODMB).
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