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Want to read in your language? English German Dutch Español Français Italiano Portuguese Norwegian Courtesy of FreeTranslation.com. Questions about authenticity? Click Here Enhanced Display | Standard Display HOWARD THURSTON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 05/18/1917 - DOCUMENT 202278  Click Here to Enlarge     HOWARD THURSTON. ALS: "Devotedly your Howard", 1p, 6x9¾, front and verso. Altoona, Pa., 1917 May 18, Friday. On letterhead of the Hotel LeRoy to his wife, Grace. Begins: "Sweetheart". In full: "Only nine more days. I shall be so happy to get home. I know you will have it in perfect order. What will the floors cost? Am so glad Dr. Clairbone is helping your head. Hope he also helps Jane and Emma. Letters today from Worthington Surgery Jane's Eye Doctor Dr. Rowe died suddenly. I am so pleased with Jane's success in music. Enclosed are three checks [not present]. Please have Reynolds measure & see if the car will enter garage with wing shield. Have him prove it no guess. Business good. Expect to get the 1700 here making 4000 on the week. I can hardly wait until I see you -- Love and kisses to the best wife in all the world." He has penned at upper margin on verso: "Saw the Lyndons today for only a few minutes/Mr. & Mrs.". THURSTON, one of the most famous magicians in the U.S. for more than three decades, was known for his grand illusions, including making a Whippet automobile filled with beautiful girls disappear. Wildly popular both in the U.S. and abroad, he had met his wife, GRACE, a war widow, and her daughter, JANE, while on tour with his show in Ottawa, Canada. He proposed to her within a week and was devoted to her and his family, despite his busy performance schedule. Jane later assisted in his shows and was pictured on the cards that Thurston used to "scale" into the audience during his performances. Jane also co-wrote a book on magic with her father, while Grace later wrote a biography, My Magic Husband Thurston the Great. Lightly creased, diagonal crease touches the "d" of Howard. Heavily penned, show through of writing (all legible). Overall, fine condition.       This website image contains our company watermark. The actual document does not contain this watermark.     Price:  $1,299.00 (USD) Click here to pop open a floating Shopper's Currency Converter window. All documents are being offered on a first-come first-serve basis and are sold unframed unless otherwise specified. This website requires that cookies be enabled in your browser. Whether looking for corporate, birthday or luxury gifts, nothing makes a more perfect and unique gift than an autographed item for someone special! Imagine the thrill of receiving an autographed item from one's hero or signed on the anniversary of one's birthday. Click here for our Gift Locator Tool.      Previous Page The unauthorized use of images found on this website is prohibited and subject to criminal prosecution.

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