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O'Neill, Eugene

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
O'Neill, Eugene
<Our item number 83736><B>O&#39;Neill, Eugene.</B> &#40;1888-1953&#41; First American playwright to win the Nobel prize &#40;1936&#41;; he won Pulitzer prizes for &#34;Beyond the Horizon&#34; &#40;1920&#41;, &#34;Anna Christie&#34; &#40;1922&#41;, &#34;Strange Interlude&#34; &#40;1928&#41;, and &#34;Long Day&#39;s Journey into Night&#34; &#40;1956&#41;. Autograph Letter Signed on a letter card engraved &#34;Le Plessis / Saint-Antoine du Rocher / Indre-et-Loire&#34; &#40;France&#41;, 4&#34;x5¾&#34;, 1930 July 27. Fine; lightly toned. Written on both sides in tiny script to writer Hiram &#40;Kelly&#41; Motherwell at Theatre Guild Magazine in New York City. With holograph envelope signed in the return address, missing &#34;E-u&#34; and the top of the &#34;g&#34;. O&#39;Neill apologizes for not having photos and information about productions of his plays. He names European cities where productions of &#34;Interlude,&#34; &#34;Desire Under the Elms,&#34; and &#34;The First Man&#34; have taken place and is thankful that he was not at the premiers. He adds, &#34;…<I>I know of nothing less important than a European production. My plays have had some success over here - but they weren&#39;t successes to me after I heard the horrible details of what damn fool directors had done to them. A theatre in which a director produces his parlor tricks and uses plays and actors as vehicles for his ego - that imbecility merely bores me and it seems to be all Europe has to offer at present. It&#39;s time they began to come to the U.S. - to relearn what the theatre means! I accept </I>[except?] <I>Russia, of course. Tairov I like. He has imagination and produces plays and actors not himself</I>….&#34; The consignor has owned this letter since 1974. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,000-1,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 83736<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/083736.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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