Letter from Johnston Forbes-Robertson to Helen Allingham, March 6, 1874
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| Title | Letter from Johnston Forbes-Robertson to Helen Allingham, March 6, 1874 |
| Creator | Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937 |
| Date | 1874-03-06 |
| Description | One letter from English actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson to Helen Allingham asking Helen to create a block of a scene from "Marie Stuart," for the "Graphic." Forbes-Robertson writes that he is not well acquainted with Helen, and this would be a great favour for her to do. He mentions several colleagues, Wills and the Rousbys. Forbes-Robertson writes that he is performing the part of Chasterlard. The letter contains a note written in pencil by Helen, which states "no," that Forbes-Robertson's request was unable to be done and is signed with her intials "H.A." |
| Extent | 1 leaf, 3 pages |
| Dimensions | 20.3 x 25.5 cm |
| Language | English |
| Geographic Subject | Barnsbury (London, England) |
| Subject | Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937 |
| Genre Subject | Personal Correspondence |
| Collection Title | William Allingham Papers |
| Series | Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 3: Correspondence to and from Helen Allingham |
| Container | Box 4, Folder 39: Forbes-Robertson, Johnston to Helen Allingham, 1874, 1907 |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Rights Description | This item is in the public domain. |
| Acquisition Information | Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953 |
| Repository | Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Identifier | 00003_004_039_01 |
| Collection | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920 |
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