Autograph Letters Signed From J Ranken Towse New York To Various Recipients

Recipients: William Winter (1-3) and Viola Allen (4). (1-2) concern Winter's Shakespeare-Bacon paper, which he praises as "as effective a summing up for the prosecution in the case of common sense vs. Donnelly, Gallup et al. as could be made in the same limits of space." (3) refers to his favorable review of Winter's son's efforts (annotation by Jefferson Winter reads: "re. his kind encouragement in my production of The taming of the shrew"). The letters to Winter are all accompanied by envelopes addressed to Winter at the Tribune office. (4) thanks Miss Allen for the invitation from the Winter Testimonial Program Committee.