CLAYTON HAMILTON - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 09/28/1932 - HFSID 88061
Price: $320.00
CLAYTON HAMILTON
The drama critic and playwright quotes from Cyrano de
Bergerac.
Autograph Quotation signed: "Ce sont les Cadets de
Gascogne'/Clayton Hamilton/The Players/New York City/September 28, 1932", 1
page, 5½x7. [translation: "They are the Captains of Gascony."] Clayton Meeker
Hamilton (1881-1946), a lecturer on drama at Columbia University, was
drama critic and editor for several publications, including Forum,
Everybody's Magazine and Vogue. He contributed encyclopedia
articles, and also edited Stevenson's Treasure Island for
Longman's English Classics. He wrote several books, including The Theory
of the Theatre (1910) and Studies in Stagecraft (1914), and
co-authored a play, The Big Idea. He has quoted from Edmond
Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, a major success from its premiere
in 1897. The "Captains of Gascony" were a French regiment composed of
upper-class youth from the Gascony region, disbanded by Louis XIV. Cyrano de
Bergerac was said to be a member of this corps. There are two unidentified
signers on this page, both adding 1932 dates. One, [?} Johnson, has added: "One
loves America better knowing you; I shall feel happy if you could say as much of
England; for is not this the true patriotism?" Binding holes on left margin.
Toned. Corners slightly worn. Otherwise, fine condition.
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