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Field asks Actress Marie Jansen to review French Actor Benoit-Constant Coquelin
Eugene Field - American writer, one page ALS, Chicago, Nov 26, 1888. In his typically tiny, neat handwriting, Field acts on behalf of the Chicago Daily News requesting the singer/actress Marie Jansen to review the performance of touring French actor Benoit-Constant Coquelin. The 4to sheet of toned paper is in very good condition with a single mailing fold running through a couple letters of his first name. With unsigned Cabinet cards of Jansen and Coquelin.
Dear Miss Jansen – The Daily News is anxious to receive from you for publication your opinion of M. Coguelin’s performances next Wednesday afternoon. A number of professional people have kindly consented to write out their “impressions” and the effort we are making in this novel direction will hardly be complete without a contribution from you. Are you willing to put yourself to the trouble of sending us a communication next Thursday embodying your opinions of the performance of the preceding afternoon? It is our wish to print these articles in our paper of Friday morning. The Daily News’s hope that you will signify your willingness to do this distinct favor is largely observed by
Yours very sincerely
Eugene Field
Chicago Nov 26th, 1888
Field asks Actress Marie Jansen to review French Actor Benoit-Constant Coquelin
Eugene Field - American writer, one page ALS, Chicago, Nov 26, 1888. In his typically tiny, neat handwriting, Field acts on behalf of the Chicago Daily News requesting the singer/actress Marie Jansen to review the performance of touring French actor Benoit-Constant Coquelin. The 4to sheet of toned paper is in very good condition with a single mailing fold running through a couple letters of his first name. With unsigned Cabinet cards of Jansen and Coquelin.
Dear Miss Jansen – The Daily News is anxious to receive from you for publication your opinion of M. Coguelin’s performances next Wednesday afternoon. A number of professional people have kindly consented to write out their “impressions” and the effort we are making in this novel direction will hardly be complete without a contribution from you. Are you willing to put yourself to the trouble of sending us a communication next Thursday embodying your opinions of the performance of the preceding afternoon? It is our wish to print these articles in our paper of Friday morning. The Daily News’s hope that you will signify your willingness to do this distinct favor is largely observed by
Yours very sincerely
Eugene Field
Chicago Nov 26th, 1888