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[[preprinted]] AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE FOUNDATION CO-OPERATING WITH SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL FUND TO REBUILD AND ENDOW THE SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON COMMITTEE FOR THE SHAKESPEARE CELEBRATION METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE Sunday Afternoon, January 29, 1928 WINTHROP AMES, Chairman MISS KATHERINE EMMET, Executive Secretary MRS. AUGUST BELMONT FRANK GILLMORE WALTER W. PRICE, Chairman of Ticket Committee 45 WEST 47TH STREET, NEW YORK TELEPHONE BRYANT 3550 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman GEORGE PIERCE BAKER ____ E.F. ALBEE MRS. JOHN W. ALEXANDER WINTHROP AMES MRS. VINCENT ASTOR MRS. AUGUST BELMONT JOHN DANIELS JOHN ERSKINE HORACE HOWARD FURNESS, JR. MRS. CHARLES DANA GIBSON THOMAS W. LAMONT IVY L. LEE MRS. HENRY P. LOOMIS CLARENCE H. MACKAY MISS JULIA MARLOWE MRS. KENNETH O'BRIEN ARTHUR W. PAGE WALTER W. PRICE MRS. FRANCIS ROGERS E.H. SOTHERN HONORARY OFFICERS and Members of Executive Committee President ELIHU ROOT Vice-Presidents CHARLES EVANS HUGHES ROBERT LANSING JOHN W. DAVIS JAMES M. BECK FRANK L. POLK Treasurer OTTO H. KAHN 52 William St., New York Secretary PERCY S. BULLEN 66 Broadway, New York Depository EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY [[/preprinted]] ^[[checkmark]] ^[[C.T.]] Jan. 14, 1928 Mr. Clyfford Trevor, Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc., 3 East 51 St., New York City. Dear Mr. Trevor: Permit me to acknowledge with thanks receipt of letter of January 12th together with contract authorizing insertion of half page advertisement to appear in the Shakespeare Celebration program to be issued at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday, January 29th, 1928. May I, on behalf of the Committee in charge of the program for the American Shakespeare Celebration express my appreciation for the assistance you have given our efforts. It is a matter of great satisfaction to the Committee to find that such representative business concerns as Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. are willing to give support to the Memorial, for the completion of which we are all working so earnestly. We note copy submitted, proof of which will be sent for your O.K. by Wm. E. Rudge. Sincerely, [[signature]] Eleanor Robson Belmont [[/signature]] For Shakespeare Celebration Committee (Mrs. August Belmont)
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