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Original manuscript autograph letter signed (ALS) sent to Darülbedayi actor Behzad Bey [Haki Butak]. 21,514 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Five lines. The Darülbedayi was an Ottoman imperial theatre established in Istanbul in 1914. Its history was closely linked to that of its director, the actor Muhsin Ertugrul. On 31 March 1920, the second regulation prepared by the Municipality has thirty-three articles, and with this regulation, Dârülbedayi became a theater that only gave representations. Upon the disagreement between the artists and the board, a significant number of the artists separated and established a private theater (The New Stage). The work of this group did not last long, and when the founder Ismail Faik Bey went bankrupt, the group fell apart. (Source: Tiyatromüzesi [i.e. Turkish Theater Museum]). Text: "Darülbedayi sanatkârlarindan Behzad Beyefendiye; Bugünkü gazetelerde asker merâsiminizi icrâ ettiginizi okudum. Darilbedayi'nin ve memleketin sanatkârlarina karsi daimâ br hüsn-ü hürmetle mütehassis olur.Yeni Sahne saadetinizi temennî eder. Signature: Müdür, Ismail Faik.". Written on a special paper with letterhead 'Yeni Sahne' [i.e. The New Stage].

Lingue: Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)