Research Catalog

Title

Francis Wilson letters to Otto Fleischner, 1889-1909.

Author

Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

.21 lf (1 box)

Summary

The collection contains Wilson's letters, 1889-1905, to his friend Otto Fleischner (1852-1939), assistant librarian of the Boston Public Library.

Subjects

• Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935
• Fleischner, Otto, 1852-1939
• Actors
• Theater > United States
• Collectors and collecting

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source (note)

• Unknown: Found in MWEZ 21276

Biography (note)

• Francis Wilson (1854-1935), actor and author, was a member of the legitimate comedy group at the Chestnut Street Theatre, 1887-1888, in Philadelphia, and became involved in comic opera as the leading actor of McCaull Opera Company, 1885-1889. He subsequently organized his own company, was president of the Actor's Theatre, and wrote several biographies, e.g., John Wilkes Booth and Joseph Jefferson, and drama, e.g., "The Magic Ring."

Processing Action (note)

• Processed

Call Number

*T-Mss 1998-015

OCLC

NYPW98-A211

Author

Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935.

Title

Francis Wilson letters to Otto Fleischner, 1889-1909.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Francis Wilson (1854-1935), actor and author, was a member of the legitimate comedy group at the Chestnut Street Theatre, 1887-1888, in Philadelphia, and became involved in comic opera as the leading actor of McCaull Opera Company, 1885-1889. He subsequently organized his own company, was president of the Actor's Theatre, and wrote several biographies, e.g., John Wilkes Booth and Joseph Jefferson, and drama, e.g., "The Magic Ring."

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Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1998-015