Hawtrey (Charles) Autograph letter signed ('Charles H. Hawtrey') to Mrs de Vaux, saying "I am so very sorry that I cannot after all dine this evening. I have found such a press of work that I shall have to be here until the theatres open. I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you again soon", two pages, integral blank, remnants of previous mount and loss to blank, 8vo, Comedy Theatre, 4th July n.y.  ***Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey was an English actor, director, producer and manager. He pursued a successful career as an actor-manager, specialising in debonair, often disreputable, parts in popular comedies. He occasionally played in Sheridan and other classics, but was generally associated with new works by writers including Oscar Wilde and Somerset Maugham.