{"product_id":"21013-blitzstein-marc-simon-louis-m-i-like-the-place-yaddo-autograph-letter-signed","title":"Blitzstein, Marc. (1905-1964) [Simon, Louis. M. (1906-1996)] \"I like the place Yaddo\" - Autograph Letter Signed","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003eUncommon \u003c\/span\u003eALS from the American composer to the stage manager and director Louis M. Simon, to verso of a Saratoga Springs postcard.  Blitzstein writes, in full, \"A \u003cu\u003every\u003c\/u\u003e typical scene in Saratoga.  I like the place Yaddo; it is a large, gloomy, old-fashioned mansion.  I expect to work well, too. \/ What a catastrophe that Nishy has departed?  Can he be duplicated? \/ My love \/ Marc.\"  Postmarked \"June 1\" of an unknown year.  In fine condition.  5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 8.9 cm.).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eMarcus Blitzstein won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical \u003ci\u003eThe Cradle Will Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration.  He is particularly known for \u003ci\u003eThe Cradle Will Rock\u003c\/i\u003e and for his Off-Broadway translation\/adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, as well as for operas, musicals, and film music.  Louis M. Simon worked for the Federal Theatre Project, the branch of the WPA originally responsible for funding \u003ci\u003eThe Cradle Will Rock\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093767803039,"sku":"21013","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Blitzstein_Marc_Autograph_Letter_Signed_21013a.jpg?v=1722190212","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/21013-blitzstein-marc-simon-louis-m-i-like-the-place-yaddo-autograph-letter-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}