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Susan Glaspell Collection, Accession 7629, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Deposit 20 July 1964
[Dedicated to Arthur Davison Ficke . ]
[In corrected form.]
[Collected by Edna Kenton . ]
[Mentions Delphi , The Rock of the Sybil, geology of the area, etc.; includes 2 poems, "I lay on the rocks in the cool gorge . . ." and "Beat against me, East Wind . . ."]
[Gives her a copy of his "semi-drunken" letter to "Fitzie" [Mary Eleanor Fitzgerald] ; remarks unflatteringly about Fitzgerald's character.]
[Writes of George Cram Cook 's sail to Greece ; discusses closing of the theater and renting it to a different group of players for one year; refers to Jane Street Church episode; expresses gratitude for help on Chains of Dew . ]
[Discusses possibility of reopening of Provincetown Players with a new group of people; expresses ideas on how this group should be composed.]
[Supplements Susan Glaspell 's letter to Kenton; criticizes it.]
[Proposes fundraising possibilities for the theater, such as a dinner, a ball, etc.; mentions Mr. Faust and The Ape .]
[Includes autograph postscript; expresses fears that a play may not run long; invites her to come to Greece ; requests a copy of Thus Spake Zarathustra in English.]
[Includes autograph postscript, signed, written in part by George Cram Cook ; remarks about Provincetown Players ' opening night; says he is pleased with reviews; complains that cashier's royalty check has not arrived yet; reports on lovely outing with "Phil" and friends; tells of Jig's drunken adventures in Athens.]
[Includes an autograph postscript of [1922] July 2; says she had a wonderful time in camp on Parnassus ; confirms arrival of requested copy of Thus Spake Zarathustra , and arrival of a script.]
[Reports on a committee meeting concerning Provincetown Players ; mentions actors and financial backers of theater.]
[Confirms arrival of her letters with first news of Chains of Dew ; describes Athens and its intellectual atmosphere; expresses appreciation for work well done; Glaspell says she is relieved that Ralph Stuart produced her play.]
[Tries to explain her emotional state, her frustration in writing about Jig ( George Cram Cook ) after his death; asks her to write about Jig and the Provincetown Players , his upbringing, his life.]
[Glaspell admits to being interested in all progressive movements, feminist social or economic.]
[Reviews the comedy which satirizes bobbed hair and birth control; credits the play with much wit and an occasional line on birth control that hovered "on the verge," according to Glaspell.]