Lot 149
O'Neill, Eugene (1888-1953) American playwright; he won four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama and the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. Autograph Letter Signed "Gene," 1 page, 11 x 8½ in., Belgrade Lakes, Maine, Friday evening (September 1926). To Richard Madden, O'Neill's literary agent. In part: "Just a line to tell you to inform the Actors bunch, as always with my cuts, I expect my full royalty of 'Brown' to be restored from Sept. 1st on. And don't let McKaig give you any argument on it. Also warn them they are way behind hand on royalties again….We'll hold off the Guild until I get back to town around Oct. 1st and have a talk with them. There's no hurry since they're frank about not wanting to do it this season. I'll also have a personal interview with Miller. Nathan has wanted to bring us together for some time…I can take the opportunity to talk 'Marco' to him too….Kenneth [Macgowan] wired me today that he had a cable from [Max] Reinhardt saying he was enthusiastic about 'Lazarus L[aughed]' asking us to postpone any decision of director for it until his man [Rudolph]Kommer gets here the last of month….I can't wait much longer on their (Actors) raising money to do it, Reinhardt or no R., or I'll be dished out of any production the coming season. As I have pointed out to Kenneth, 'Lazarus L' isn't the type of thing anyone would buy for production after the 1st of Feb. - too expensive…" Fine.
Alexander McKaig was business manager of the Greenwich Village Theatre. Gilbert Miller was a prominent producer. George Jean Nathan was a drama critic and O'Neill confidant, as was theatre critic Kenneth Macgowan, who was also associated with O'Neill in the production of his plays. During the time O'Neill stayed in Maine, he met his third wife, Carlotta Monterey.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000.
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