TLS: Monday, March 29, 1920

Provincetown, Mass.
March 29th 1920

My dear Madden:

The welcome cheque arrived today. Three rousing cheers! And many thanks.

I am enclosing a letter which will explain itself. I am writing the lady to get in touch with you. Many inquiries in regard to foreign rights have been reaching me lately, notably one from Ordinski, the Polish producer, formerly of the Imperial Theatre in Warsaw, who has been in this country for the last couple of years. He is returning to Poland soon, and wanted to know about translating the play into Polish. I send word to him to talk with you. Have you heard from him?

Hardwicke Nevin, William's press-agent wrote me in regard to some inquiries he had had in regard to French and Italian rights. Barret H. Clark also wrote me, saying that he had been asked about the French rights by the representative of some French firm of producers. I referred him to you.

Don't you think this foreign stuff is worth while getting after? Will you give me some dope on this matter of Continental rights in your next letter? It is a thing about which I am densely ignorant.

Have you heard anything further from the Tyler office about Chris or The Straw? Did Chris pick up at all financially the latter part of its run in Philly? Tyler sent me some notices from the Sunday papers. Really very fine ones, which seemed to get what I was driving at in the play.

The results from Beyond are certainly very heartening. I think it ought to have a long run there, don't you?

As for the play of mine that you saw at the Provincetown Players, it was very much in the nature of a technical experiment.

With very kindest regards,

Sincerely,

Eugene O'Neill

P.S. Have started on dialogue, Second Act, "Gold".