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BEERBOHM
(Sir H. Max, 1872-1956, Humorist & Caricaturist)
Fine long Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying that he very much regrets “that I shall have to forgo the pleasure of dining with the Salter’s Company tomorrow .. what prevents me is the necessity of attending the performance of a play at the Coronet Theatre, on behalf of the ‘Saturday Review’, a play presented on this night only - I am very sorry - for myself - that this professional duty intervenes between me and the great pleasure to which I had been looking forward - I wish I could escape, but am in duty bound ...”, 3 sides 8vo., 48 Upper Berkeley Street, Sunday, no year but circa
Item Date: 1907
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Background
He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts.
The Worshipful Company of Salters is one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies, ranking 9th in order of precedence. An ancient merchant guild associated with the salt trade, the Salters' Company originated in London as the Guild of Corpus Christi.
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