BLACKWELL FAMILY
LUCY STONE

SUBJECT FILE - LUCY STONE
corresp. (y)Lucy Stone 

Young and Rubicam, Inc. Advertising 

285 Madison Ave. New York

Mrs G.W.S - 

dEar Mrs. Stantial:

Under separate cover I am returning to you all the material on Lucy Stone which you so kindly sent me in connection with the possibility of Helen Hayes' basing her broadcast of November twentyfourth on the life of Lucy Stone. 

You are quite right in saying that this story is a quite different fromour recent program, "Let the Hurricane Roar". As soon as I had read the material I knew this would be no objection. However, now that the people here at t e agency are more familiar with the life of Lucy Stone and have discussed it, we feel that while the story is an extremely moving one and admirably lends itself to biographies and stage plays, it lacks sufficient action to make it a good radio show.

This is particularly true at present because we are next Sunday presenting the story of Joan of Arc, and have also scheduled the life of Clara Barton, a Booth Tarkington original based on Emma Hamilton, and "Pride and Prejudice". This leaves us in the position of being topheavy on costume drama. Had the Stone story offered a little more variety and dramatic impact, we might have been able to make a real plea for it. But as it is so clearly another script of the type with which we are already circuited, I am afraid there Isn't a hope of doing anything further about it.

I am awfully sorry and I know Miss Hayes is because we have discussed the matter together.

Sincerely,
(signed) Therese Lewis,
Young andRubicam, Inc.

YANKTON COLLEGE
G.W. NASH, PRESIDENT
YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

December 20, 1939

Mrs. Guy W. Stantial
21 Ashmont St.
Melrose, Mass.

Dear Mr. Stantial:

Your letter of the 13th instant reached me, and I am happy to bring your communication with its enclosure to the attention of Mr. Richard deLaubenfels, Director of the dramatic work in Yankton College.

With every good wish, I remain
Very sincerely tours,
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President

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