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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898) ["Lewis Carroll"]. Autograph note signed ('C.L. Dodgson') to W. Warner, n.p., 'Monday' [1870s], 'What theatre is Lizzie Coote acting at?', one page, oblong 8vo, autograph address panel on verso, the paper ingeniously folded to form its own envelope.
Dodgson saw the American child actress Lizzie Coote (1862-1886) in a pantomime called 'Hop-o'-my-thumb!' on 6 January 1874, and remarked in his diary that she was 'a very clever little American girl', noting a few days later that she is said to be overworked and lies in bed all day, living on port wine and oysters; he saw her regularly at pantomimes in the 1870s, and sent her Alice and Through the Looking Glass on 18 March 1875.
Dodgson saw the American child actress Lizzie Coote (1862-1886) in a pantomime called 'Hop-o'-my-thumb!' on 6 January 1874, and remarked in his diary that she was 'a very clever little American girl', noting a few days later that she is said to be overworked and lies in bed all day, living on port wine and oysters; he saw her regularly at pantomimes in the 1870s, and sent her Alice and Through the Looking Glass on 18 March 1875.