Toedteberg, Louise. Autograph letter signed from Louise Toedteberg to John Andrew Jackson Neafie and his reponse

Folger bibliographic ID: 228057
Folger call number: ART File N338.5 no.1b
Folger holdings ID: 259870
Accession Number: cs304

Written by the daughter of an extra-illustrator, the letter asks for a portrait of Neafie and for confirmation that it was he who played Macbeth at the Bowery Theatre the night of the Astor Place Riot (as opposed to the actor named in "last Sunday's Mercury" who her father says wasn't on stage that night). Neafie wrote back on the same sheet, enclosing a photo of himself, and explaining about being "Stock Star" at the Bowery in the 1845-46 season, but that he's not sure exactly when the riot was [it was May 1849]. Also includes a newspaper clipping of Neafie's death notice

General notes

Letter sent from 33 Bridge of Brooklyn, N.Y. to Parifia (?) Hall, 201 E. 86th St., N.Y

Extended title: Autograph letter signed from Louise Toedteberg to John Andrew Jackson Neafie and his reponse 1885 May 12

Toedteberg, Louise, active 1885 Neafie, John Andrew Jackson, 1815-1892 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Bowery Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Astor Place Riot, New York, N.Y., 1849

correspondent: Toedteberg, Louise, active 1885
subject: Toedteberg, Louise, active 1885
subject: Neafie, John Andrew Jackson, 1815-1892
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Bowery Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
correspondent: Neafie, John Andrew Jackson, 1815-1892