Will Rogers Writes To The Early Movie Director Edward Kidder Who Directed Rogers In A Poor Relation

WILL ROGERS (1879-1935). Rogers was the pre-eminent American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator of the early Twentieth Century. ALS. 1pg. No date. No place. An autograph letter signed Will Rogers to the playwright Edward E. Kidder: Mr. Kidder. My dear Sir, Got your letter but have been waiting till I got some time. Could you meet me around 2PM Friday at Astor Hotel and I could hear that play. Yours Will Rogers. It is accompanied by a small note on Astor Hotel letterhead: To Mr. Kidder who will enquire for me. W.R.. In 1921, Rogers starred in Kidders silent film A Poor Relation. The two manuscripts are matted in gray and framed with a colorized portrait of Rogers.