An Original Written and Signed Letter and Manuscript by Writer Catherine Gore to Theatre Manager Charles James Mathews, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Undated. The letter is addressed to actor and theatre manager Charles James Mathews, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and comes with one page of a partly written working manuscript for what looks like a play. The letter is regarding a comedy play in the style of " The School for Coquettes " and she also requests the terms and conditions. The School for Coquettes is an 1831 comedy play by the British writer Catherine Gore, best known for her silver fork novels, for whom it was her theatrical debut. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 14 July 1831. Catherine Grace Frances Gore 1798 – 1861 was a prolific English novelist and dramatist. The daughter of a wine merchant from Retford, Nottinghamshire, she became among the best known of the silver fork writers, who depicted gentility and etiquette in the high society of the Regency period. Gore's first novel, Theresa Marchmont, or The Maid of Honour, was published in 1824. Her first major success was Pin Money, published in 1831, but her most popular and well-known novel was to be Cecil, or Adventures of a Coxcomb, published in 1841. Gore also met with success as a playwright, writing eleven plays that made their way onto the London stage, although her plays never quite matched the fame of her witty novels. Amongst her plays are The School for Coquettes (1831) and Quid Pro Quo (1844). Size is 226mm x 185mm. Condition is good. Pages age toned, lightly creased, nicked edges and edge rubbed. Light edge loss to one page.