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- Creator
- Langtry, Lillie, 1853-1929
- Call number
- MssCol 18078
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Lillie Langtry letters to Clement Scott, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Lillie Langtry (1853-1929), an English actress, organized her own company and toured in Europe and the U.S. Collection consists of letters from Lillie Langtry to Clement Scott, drama critic, from London, Paris, the provinces of France, and America, asking for advice on various theatrical ventures, discussing plays in which she appeared and intended to appear, and mentioning such actors and actresses as the Bancrofts, Sarah Bernhardt, Arthur Bouchier, and Ellen Terry.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchase, Fletcher, I.K, 1949Key terms
Names
- Langtry, Lillie, 1853-1929
- Bancroft, Marie, 1839-1921
- Bancroft, Squire, 1841-1926
- Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923
- Bouchier, Arthur, 1864-1927
- Scott, Clement, 1841-1904 (Recipient)
- Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928
Subjects
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-496