December 10, 1953

Mrs. Aurelia Henton, Secretary
Richard B. Harrison Players
9441 Michigan
Chicago 19, Illinois

Dear Mrs. Henton:

I want to thank you for returning the manuscript
of my play, DON'T YOU WANT TO BE FRT? It arrived
in good shape, and I am glad you found time to
read it.

It is good news, too, that you are now rehearsing
my EMPEROR OF HAITI. I hope, however, that you
will please let me know when it is to be produced,
giving me sufficient notice so that I may apprise
my friends in Chicago so that they may attend the
production.

With all good wishes, I am

Lh
Hs

February 15, 1954

Miss Aurelia Henton
9441 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Miss Henton:

Thank you so much for sending me notice of where
the production of my play, TROUBLED ISLAND, will
be held in Chicago on March 21. I shall write
personally to some of my friends about it, giv-
ing them the time and place.

I am enclosing an address list for Chicagoans.
The persons listed on it should all be sent notices
of the time and place of the play.

With best wishes and hopes for much success,
I remain

lh-hs
Enclosure

February 19, 1954

Miss Aurelia Henton, Secretary
Richard B. Harrison Player's
9441 South Michigan
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Miss Henton:

Thank you for your letter of the 15th, which has just arrived. In
regard to a photograph, I am going to have some new ones made in
a few days and will then send you a glossy print picture of myself.
Unfortunately, I do not keep nor have cuts of myself, but I hope
the glossy print photograph will serve your purposes.

At the time the play, EMPEROR OF HAITI, is being given in Chicago
I shall be out on a regular lecture tour with the places and dates
of my itinerary announced in the various Negro newspapers and other
news orans. Since the public will be quite aware of my whereabouts
I don't think it would be advisable to follow the suggestion made
in the second paragraph of your letter to me. I am happy to be of
every assistance to you in your production of the play, but I am
sure you can understand my point of view in this matter, under the
circumstances.

You know that you have my every hope for a most successful pro-
duction. With every good wish, I am

1h-hs

9441 S. Michigan

Richard B. Harrison Player's

Chicago, Illinois

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Mr. Langston Hughes
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March 28, 1954

Miss Aurelia Henton,
Harrison Players,
9441 South Michigan,
Chicago, Illinois.

Dear Miss Henton,

On my return from Florida yesterday I found a note
from Miss Williams with royalties from your produc-
tion of "Emperor of Haiti". From Miami I sent the cast
a wire in your care on the day of the performance,
which I trust was received. And certainly I wish I
could have been there.

I'd appreciate it immensely if you would send me a
dozen or so programs of the play, and also if any
good pictures were taken, some of those, and any
information which would help me to visualize the
production, press clippings, etc., if any, for my
scrap book.

I do hope all went well. And I am most grateful
to the Richard B. Harrison Players for putting on
my drama.

With good wishes to you, as ever

RICHARD B. HARRISON PLAYERS
OF ST. JAMES METHODIST CHURCH
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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Mr. Langston Hughes,
20 E. 127th Street,
New York 35, New York.