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Papers relating to Lo, a musical comedy, 1909-1910 (MS Am 1477): Guide.


Title: Papers relating to Lo, a musical comedy,
Dates: 1909-1910.
Abstract: Papers relating to Lo, a musical comedy by O. Henry and Franklin P. Adams.
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Language: Collection materials are in English.
Identification: MS Am 1477
Location: b

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44M-412 - 44M-432. Purchased with the Wendell Fund from Arthur Pforzheimer; received: 1945.

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Papers Relating to Lo, a musical comedy, 1909-1910 (MS Am 1477). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

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The two-act musical comedy 'Lo,' written by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) and Franklin P. Adams, premiered in Aurora, Ill. on 25 August 1909. The production toured the midwest and far west for 14 weeks. The last performance was at the Tootle Theatre, St. Joseph, Mo. on 5 December 1909.

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Includes contract, scenario, script, playbills, box-office reports, clippings, and correspondence concerning the writing, production, and performances of Lo. Nearly all the correspondence is to Franklin P. Adams, and the bulk of it is from Harry Askin, the production's manager.

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