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Letter: to Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., Macon, Georgia, between 1926 and 1940

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Martinelli, M

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Letter from escape artist M. Martinelli to Charles Henry Douglass, African American entrepreneur and owner of the Douglass Theatre, regarding a possible show at the Douglass Theatre. The letterhead features a photograph of Martinelli in chains and an advertisement for his act, which includes driving blindfolded for street advertising. Martinelli announces that he will be in Macon, Georgia next week and asks Douglass if he can use his act. He advises Douglass to advertise that Martinelli is coming but not to set a date. Martinelli expresses his hope that Douglass is well and mentions that in his new act, he escapes from a vault.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.
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Keywords

  1. Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)
  2. Douglass, Charles Henry, 1870 1940
  3. Employment
  4. Entertainers
  5. Entertainment Events
  6. Escape Artists
  7. Georgia
  8. Macon
  9. Martinelli, Escape Artist
  10. Negotiation
  11. Theaters

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