110 - Edward Gordon CRAIG (1872–1966)

Edward Gordon CRAIG (1872–1966) Letter written in English on May 5, 1935, in Moscow, addressed to Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944) "I heard that my return to Moscow has been officially announced on the radio. This is not goodbye but auf wiedersehen." and 1 handwritten note dated October 1, 1940. "If you have the time and inclination, and a bus, and would like to pay me a visit, I would be delighted to see you. (...) I cannot come to see you because I am allowed only a very small allowance, which I collect in Paris—at the American Embassy—once a month. I very much want to hear news of Meyerhold—if it’s good news. I haven’t heard anything in a long time.” Vsevolod Meyerhold and his wife had just been murdered in February. MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovitch Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovitch Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then through descent.