Description

Description: Daniel Frohman wishes the actor O. P. Heggie, “Good Luck & best wishes for a long stay.” Signed: “Daniel Frohman.  March 4/26”.

Autograph note signed on 5½” x  8½”  khaki Lyceum Theatre stationery. Item #A01973

Daniel Frohman (1851-1940) was the producer and manager of the Lyceum Theatres and an early film producer. He helped launch the careers of several actors, including Maude Adams.

O. P. Heggie (1877-1936), an Australian theater and film actor, began in amateur theater productions in Sydney and London. He gained prominence on Broadway (NYC), playing the lead in Androcles and The Lion, Old Man Minick in Minick, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Diggory in She Stoops to Conquer and others. He moved to Hollywood in 1928 and appeared in 27 films, including: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, etc.

Condition: Fold lines, otherwise very good.