- Collection:
- The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s: Selections from the Records of Macon's Douglass Theatre
- Title:
- Letter: Jacksonville, Florida to Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., Macon, Georgia, 1925 July 30
- Creator:
- Jones, J. Richardson (Joseph Richardson), 1900-1948
- Date of Original:
- 1925-07-30
- Subject:
- Theater--Florida--Jacksonville
Theater--Georgia--Macon
Theaters--Georgia--Macon
Commercial agents--Florida--Jacksonville
Entertainment events--Georgia--Macon
Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)
Douglass, Charles Henry, 1870-1940
Jones, J. Richardson (Joseph Richardson), 1900-1948
Jones, J. Richardson (Joseph Richardson), 1900-1948. Thy will be done - Location:
- United States, Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, 30.33218, -81.65565
United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
text/html - Description:
- Letter from theatrical producer Joseph Richardson Jones to Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., African American entrepreneur and owner of the Douglass Theatre, dated July 30, 1925, advertising the play Thy Will Be Done, an African American sacred drama. Jones asserts the success of his play Thy Will Be Done, presented the previous evening in Jacksonville, Florida. He describes the plot as tragic, composed of scenes of sadness, love, and religion. Jones reports that the play had the entire audience in tears twice, almost on their feet with expectation, and amused by the moments of humor. He declares the play to be his "greatest triumph" and announces his intention to put it on tour with the same local cast. Jones asks Douglass to let him know when he can show the play and urges him to respond immediately with his terms. A copy of a handbill for the play dbr077 is available as part of the Douglass Theatre Web site.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. - Local Identifier:
- dbr053
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/dtrm/id:dbr053
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_dtrm_dbr053
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_dtrm_dbr053/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Theater Records Series, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. Business Records, 1906-1967, Middle Georgia Archives, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- [1] p.
Manuscript held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records, 1906-1967, box 21, folder 203, document 16. - Holding Institution:
- Washington Memorial Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[Note: This document contains typewritten and handwritten text.]
[typewritten text: I655 [1655] Van Buren Street,
Jacksonville, Florida,
July 30th, I925 [1925].]
[written text: Mr. Douglass
Douglass Theatre,
Macon, Ga. [Georgia]]
[typewritten text: Dear Friend:
On last evening (July 29th) I presented to the theatre-going public of Jacksonville, my latest effort, a drama of RELIGION and LOVE in three acts, titled, "THY WILL BE DONE". I am pleased to state that the presentation was a great success. With a cast made up entirely of local dramatic artists with exception of myself, the offering was flawlessly presented. The attached clipping will give you an idea as to how the public accepted it. The story is a very tragic one, interwoven with pathetic scenes of sadness, appealing scenes of love, and thrilling scenes of RELIGION. Twice during the piece the entire audience was in tears, numerous times almost on their feet with expectation, and pleasantly received the moments of humor that tended to releive [relieve] the heavy dramatic situations. I daresay this offering in [is] my GREATEST TRIUMPH. I do know it is my best work.
It is now my intention to put the offering on tour with the same local cast, and I would be pleased to hear from you relative to the first open date you canplay [can play] the attraction. My guarantee is that it will sure 'do the business'. Write me IMMEDIATELY, and mention terms.
Professionally yours,]
[Signed] [written text: Joseph Jones]