ISBN: 9780217590310

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from Gene… More...

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Printed by Corlies, Macy & Co. in 1918 in 15224004 pages; Subjects: Literary Collections / General; Fiction / Classics; Literary Collections / General; Literary Collections / American / General; Literary Collections / Essays; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / American / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Howard Kyle, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The History of the Edwin Booth Memorial Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE HISTORY OF THE EDWIN BOOTH MEMORIAL. THE first step toward erecting an outdoor monument to the memory of Edwin Booth was taken in the form of a tentative letter dated March i, 1906, to the Trustees of Gramercy Park from the late Mr. William Bispham asking permission, in the name of The Players, to erect a pedestal in the Park, directly opposite the clubhouse, on which would be placed the Launt Thompson bust of Mr. Booth as Hamlet. On May 29, 1906, the Trustees replied that they had considered the request and at a meeting held on May 8, 1906, had formally resolved: "That the Trustees permit The Players to erect a pedestal in the Park on which to place the bust of the late Mr. Booth, as Hamlet, made by the late Launt Thompson, at their own expense, risk and responsibility, subject to The Players agreeing to the removal of the same from the Park premisesupon reasonable notice from the Trustees. The location of same opposite The Players to be selected by the Trustees of Gramercy Park." But the organized movement for the attainment of the Memorial had meantime been started by the framing of the following petition: April 2, 1906. To the President and Board of Directors of The Players. Gentlemen: We the undersigned members of The Players respectfully request (under Article VII, Section 2 of the Constitution) that a special meeting of the club be called for the afternoon of Monday, April 16, 1906, at half after four o'clock, for the purpose of discussing the project of the erection of a memorial to our beloved Founder: Jacob Wendell, Jr. Lorlys Elton Rogers Arnold Brunner Humphrey T. Nichols Edward M. Welch Childe Hassam Charles H. Genung Emmett C. King Albert Bruning George Middleton Geo. C. Hazelton, Jr.Taylor Holmes Willard L. Metcalf Wilfrid...<

ISBN: 9780217590310

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE… More...

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE HISTORY OF THE EDWIN BOOTH MEMORIAL. THE first step toward erecting an outdoor monument to the memory of Edwin Booth was taken in the form of a tentative letter dated March i, 1906, to the Trustees of Gramercy Park from the late Mr. William Bispham asking permission, in the name of The Players, to Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE HISTORY OF THE EDWIN BOOTH MEMORIAL. THE first step toward erecting an outdoor monument to the memory of Edwin Booth was taken in the form of a tentative letter dated March i, 1906, to the Trustees of Gramercy Park from the late Mr. William Bispham asking permission, in the name of The Players, to erect a pedestal in the Park, directly opposite the clubhouse, on which would be placed the Launt Thompson bust of Mr. Booth as Hamlet. On May 29, 1906, the Trustees replied that they had considered the request and at a meeting held on May 8, 1906, had formally resolved: "That the Trustees permit The Players to erect a pedestal in the Park on which to place the bust of the late Mr. Booth, as Hamlet, made by the late Launt Thompson, at their own expense, risk and responsibility, subject to The Players agreeing to the removal of the same from the Park premisesupon reasonable notice from the Trustees. The location of same opposite The Players to be selected by the Trustees of Gramercy Park." But the organized movement for the attainment of the Memorial had meantime been started by the framing of the following petition: April 2, 1906. To the President and Board of Directors of The Players. Gentlemen: We the undersigned members of The Players respectfully request (under Article VII, Section 2 of the Constitution) that a special meeting of the club be called for the afternoon of Monday, April 16, 1906, at half after four o'clock, for the purpose of discussing the project of the erection of a memorial to our beloved Founder: Jacob Wendell, Jr. Lorlys Elton Rogers Arnold Brunner Humphrey T. Nichols Edward M. Welch Childe Hassam Charles H. Genung Emmett C. King Albert Bruning George Middleton Geo. C. Hazelton, Jr. Taylor Holmes Willard L. Metcalf Wilfrid. Books, Literary Collections~~General, The-History-Of-The-Edwin-Booth-Memorial-April-2nd-To-November-13th-1918~~Howard-Kyle, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217590310

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from Gene… More...

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Printed by Corlies, Macy & Co. in 1918 in 15224004 pages; Subjects: Literary Collections / General; Fiction / Classics; Literary Collections / General; Literary Collections / American / General; Literary Collections / Essays; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / American / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Howard Kyle, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The History of the Edwin Booth Memorial; April 2nd to November 13th, 1918 Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction, General Books LLC<