On Eight Pages from The Story of the Theatre by Glenn Hughes..., number 12 of 350 copies, printed in blue and black, the author's own copy with correspondence between EGC and Glenn Hughes from the 1930s loosely inserted (3 A.Ls.s. from Hughes and 2 typed copies of letters from Craig), and note in pencil by Craig "Mama's copy, I will write in it later. Px" on front free endpaper and prospectus loosely inserted, endpapers browned, original cloth-backed boards, paper label on upper cover, uncut, spine slightly browned, boards a little rubbed and faded at edges, [F & R A33(a)], 4to, Seattle, University of Washington Book Store, 1931. *** Glenn Hughes (1894-1964), Professor and Director of Drama at the University of Washington, Seattle 1930-61. He was a proponent of "theatre in the round" and responsible for building the successful Penthouse Theater on the University campus, the world's first modern arena theatre. Hughes had met Gordon Craig on a trip to Europe and his letters reveal how he was intent on building up the Divison of Drama at the University. Gordon Craig refers to more personal matters and in his letter of 24th May 1934 discusses his plan for the potential disposal of his manuscripts, library, artwork etc. which, to his intense irritation, came to nothing, "I meantime performed (for me) the almost superhuman task of remaining entirely patient...". He also proposes buying books for Hughes for the department, with a list of suggested theatre subjects, and comments on a de luxe set of The Marionette being sold in Paris "for more than 50 pounds. I think it is absurd - but it's the truth - for I know the bookseller who sold it". His later letter of ?12th November 1934 grumbles about an American, Barret Clark, who had promised "he would take a new book of mine under his wing & see that the very best publisher took it etc etc. - all very nice. BUT when I sent the M.S. (& it's for me a very good work) he wrote back dolefully that he could do nothing with it...". He goes on, "I shan't write to him because in a matter so serious to me as the handling of one of my books, I can't feel 'Oh - it doesn't matter'. It does very much matter - & no one on earth has the right to be so utterly casual about a work intrusted to him."
On Eight Pages from The Story of the Theatre by Glenn Hughes..., number 12 of 350 copies, printed in blue and black, the author's own copy with correspondence between EGC and Glenn Hughes from the 1930s loosely inserted (3 A.Ls.s. from Hughes and 2 typed copies of letters from Craig), and note in pencil by Craig "Mama's copy, I will write in it later. Px" on front free endpaper and prospectus loosely inserted, endpapers browned, original cloth-backed boards, paper label on upper cover, uncut, spine slightly browned, boards a little rubbed and faded at edges, [F & R A33(a)], 4to, Seattle, University of Washington Book Store, 1931. *** Glenn Hughes (1894-1964), Professor and Director of Drama at the University of Washington, Seattle 1930-61. He was a proponent of "theatre in the round" and responsible for building the successful Penthouse Theater on the University campus, the world's first modern arena theatre. Hughes had met Gordon Craig on a trip to Europe and his letters reveal how he was intent on building up the Divison of Drama at the University. Gordon Craig refers to more personal matters and in his letter of 24th May 1934 discusses his plan for the potential disposal of his manuscripts, library, artwork etc. which, to his intense irritation, came to nothing, "I meantime performed (for me) the almost superhuman task of remaining entirely patient...". He also proposes buying books for Hughes for the department, with a list of suggested theatre subjects, and comments on a de luxe set of The Marionette being sold in Paris "for more than 50 pounds. I think it is absurd - but it's the truth - for I know the bookseller who sold it". His later letter of ?12th November 1934 grumbles about an American, Barret Clark, who had promised "he would take a new book of mine under his wing & see that the very best publisher took it etc etc. - all very nice. BUT when I sent the M.S. (& it's for me a very good work) he wrote back dolefully that he could do nothing with it...". He goes on, "I shan't write to him because in a matter so serious to me as the handling of one of my books, I can't feel 'Oh - it doesn't matter'. It does very much matter - & no one on earth has the right to be so utterly casual about a work intrusted to him."
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