ALS: Saturday, July 10, 1926

Belgrade Lakes,
Maine.
July 10 ---

Dear Dick:

Well, the Lakes are fine, now that we're settled in a decent camp. And many thanks for your efforts in reply to Agnes' dismayed telegram when we first landed.

I've received no statement on royalty in a long time. Better see that they aren't, perhaps, sending them to the Bermuda address.

How is the Liveright - "Marco" situation? I have a letter from Lemon at the Guild saying four of the committee there wanted it -- the other members in Europe have not yet read it -- and that Simonson had said it could be done beautifully within their means. So you see there's a decided chance there. So the Liveright affair must be made absolutely clear -- I mean, we can't give him an option as long as the Guild are so "hot", in all fairness to me.

I wish you'd try to get in touch with Simonson about another matter. In a Times' clipping I see where he is quoted as saying that when he was in Moscow, "The Hairy Ape" was turning them away at 3.00 top. Perhaps this is true. Certainly "Anna C" did well all over Russia, by all accounts, and was sponsored by a regular commercial firm who had money. Now there must be some way we can get in touch with those in authority over there and try to collect. They are pretty friendly to me. I imagine Simonson might well be able to tip us off how to go about it.

Lemon also asked for a script of "Lazarus" for the Guild but I will write him saying no, we have no scripts to spare and are quite sure -- (I hope so!) -- of getting the money to do it at the Actors Theatre. There is no use letting too many people know anything about "L" before it appears. As for Hampden, if he wants to read it still -- and will -- let him. You can explain that when we first talked with him about it, I was in the G.V. where we couldn't cast it or stage it but that the Actors combination changed all that. He can't fairly expect me to go over my own organization in his favor. I still think he's the one big man for the part and, in losing the chance of him doing it, I'm certainly not acting selfishly. You can explain that to him, too -- and that there still is a chance the Actors Theatre may no be able to swing it financially.

Can you think of a possible connection to hang up "Brown", possibly coupled with "Beyond The Horizon" for the road? If so, tip off Kenneth.

Speaking of "Beyond", did we ever get a nickel from it from England? I think not. Nor from the revival of "Diff'rent" there. Your Mr. Cambell there ought to do better than that. Tell him to let the Liverpool Repertory go ahead with "Gold".

I got started working on the new one but have been thrown off it the past few days by a rotten head cold.

Agnes joins in all best!

Gene.