"Would I were young forever"
Autograph letter signed.
[Postmarked: London], 30. VI. 1886.
Oblong 8vo. 1 page (4 lines). With autograph envelope.
€ 220.00
To the musician Frederick Allan Wilshire (1868-1944) in Bristol with a quotation: "'Would I were young forever' / 'Claudian' [...]".
In 1881, Wilson Barrett took over the recently refurbished Princess's Theatre, where his melodramatic productions enjoyed great success. He stayed there until 1886, when he made a visit to America. The quoted stage play "Claudian", written by Henry Herman and W. G. Wills, was Barret Wilsons first Roman costume play.
On stationery with embossed letterhead of the "Royal Princess's Theatre". Signature slightly waterstained.
