Title

Letter from Lehman Engel to Hubert Creekmore (14 February 1944)

Authors

Lehman Engel
Hubert Creekmore

Identifier

MUM01790_b01_f05_002

Files

Description

Engel writes from the United States Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, to Creekmore through the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California. He discusses World War II and their friend and actor Maurice Evans. He reviews various plays and musicals that he saw in New York over Christmas: One Touch of Venus, Othello, Carmen Jones, and Cherry Orchard. He describes a private performance that Martha Graham put on for Engel. He names various people he worked with recently: Fritz Kreisler, Nathan Milstein, Paul Draper, Larry Adler, Percy Grainger, and Yehudi Menuhin. Engel saw Vladimir Horowitz recently and read Eudora Welty's most recent book. Includes envelope.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982; Creekmore, Hubert, 1907-1966; World War II; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Illinois--Great Lakes; San Francisco; San Francisco (Calif.); Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989; New York (N.Y.); Christmas.; Christmas--1940-1950; Christmas--United States.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello--Adaptations.; Prince George Hotel (New York, N.Y.); Cape Cod (Mass.); Columbia (S.C.); Raleigh (N.C.); Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen (Carmen Jones); Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991; Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991--Performances; Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. One touch of Venus; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Cherry orchard; Garfield, John; Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962; Milstein, Nathan, 1903-1992; Draper, Paul, 1909-1996.; Adler, Larry; Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961; Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999.; Menuhin, Yaltah--Friends and associates.; Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999--Performances.; Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989; Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001; Authors, American -- 20th century

Publication Date

2-14-1944

Relational Format

archival material

Original Format

letters (correspondence)

Finding Aid

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/finding_aids/412/

Original Collection

Hubert Creekmore Collection

Rights

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Comments

14 February 1944

Recommended Citation

Engel, Lehman and Creekmore, Hubert, "Letter from Lehman Engel to Hubert Creekmore (14 February 1944)" (1944). Hubert Creekmore Collection. 16.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/creekmore/16