Modern Players Records, 1917-1970

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of correspondence, bills and administrative documentation such as leases and bank statements related to the Modern Players organization. The correspondence is almost entirely directed to George Foster Platt from Ernest Kronshage but also includes messages to Platt from other individuals and businesses associated with the Modern Players. Notable people connected to the collection include Cecil B. DeMille, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Gallun, Alfred Lunt, Clarence Derwent, Lionel Atwill, Cathleen Nesbit and Whitford Kane.