THEATRE: Selection of A.Ls.S. and some T.Ls.S. by various stage actors and actresses, theatre managers etc., all to Lawson Lambert, manager of the Theatre Royal in Brighton, c.1917-34, including Henry Ainley (2; assuring Lambert that when he decides to tour again he will inform him), C. Aubrey Smith (in pencil), Arthur Bourchier, Edmund Gwenn (in part, 'The play has “caught on” thank Heavens. I wish you'd arrange to transfer us to your theatre at the conclusion of its London run. I'd love to come down again'), Walter Hackett, John Martin Harvey, Charles H. Hawtrey, C. Hayden Coffin, Seymour Hicks, Matheson Lang (2), Robert Loraine, Baron Lurgan, Cyril Maude, Eva Moore, Owen Nares, Louis N. Parker (in part, 'I never had a copy of the poster, and I do not know at all who designed it or printed it….Who generally prints posters of this kind? I am quite ignorant.'), Godfrey Tearle (in part, 'I am only too willing to do my Shakespeare “stunt” as I call it, where ever it is really wanted for I just hate pushing it in when I feel it isn't.'), Ellaline Terriss, Fred Terry (3; one making a brief reference to 'the bonnie days of golf'), Sybil Thorndike, Irene Vanbrugh, Violet Vanbrugh, Harry Welchman (in part 'My most profound apologies for not replying to a letter re “Beau Brummel” which you wrote me….The play failed as you know and I was so worried at this time….I am now concentrating on Music Halls as there seems to be so few musical plays available for my particular style.') etc. A few with some slight creasing, generally VG, 34