[Rarebooks] FS: Letter and Autograph Manuscript from the author of PETER PAN

[Charles Agvent]

BARRIE, J. M. (Barrie, James Matthew, Sir).  ARCHIVE consisting  of
LETTER  SIGNED  (LS)  and  MANUSCRIPT  SIGNED  (MS)  to  actress  Mary
Jerrold.  London: 1920 and 1927.  Fine one-page LETTER SIGNED (body of
letter  in  a secretarial hand but SIGNED by Barrie with a closing  in
his    hand)   to  the  daughter   of  noted  actress   Mary   Jerrold
congratulating  her on winning an Academy Gold Medal and commenting on
her  mother  as "one who has given so many exquisite  performances  on
the  stage-and  some of the most beautiful of them in plays of  mine."
In  addition  to  PETER  PAN,  Barrie wrote  two  more  fantasy  plays
including  MARY  ROSE (1920) a story of a mother who is searching  for
her  lost  child  and  who eventually becomes a  ghost.  Mary  Jerrold
played  an  important  role in the original stage  production  of  the
latter.  The two-page SIGNED AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, present also in  an
early  typed  form,  dated  15  October 1920,  is  a  rather  scathing
criticism  of  the  production of this play by its  author,  including
comments  on  Mary Jerrold's performance: "Miss Jerrold utterly  fails
to  indicate  that  Mr. Morland was her second husband. She  does  not
seem to know what the play is about."  The play, which opened 22 April
1920  and  closed  26 February 1921, was a success  and  was  recently
revived.  Apparently Barrie's words were taken to heart. Included is a
TYPED  LETTER  SIGNED  dated  10 March 1920  from  Frederick  Harrison
confirming  that Mary Jerrold has been engaged for the new Barrie play
at a salary of fifty pounds a week.  Normal crease from folding. About
Fine with envelopes.                                          $2000.00

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