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Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Copy of a letter in the hand of Isaac Reed : Berkeley Square, to Mr. Henderson of Covent Garden Theatre, 1781 Apr. 16.

Title: Copy of a letter in the hand of Isaac Reed : Berkeley Square, to Mr. Henderson of Covent Garden Theatre, 1781 Apr. 16.

Concerning the publication of an extract from his tragedy (The Mysterious Mother) which he is anxious to suppress.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; (12mo)

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Beauclerk, Topham, 1739-1780,. Autograph letter signed from Topham Beauclerk, Bath, to [Garrick] [manuscript], 1776 November 25.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Topham Beauclerk, Bath, to [Garrick] [manuscript], 1776 November 25.

Thanks him for his gift. Has seen Mr. Henderson and except for Jefferson he is the worst actor in the world. England's actors are poor with one obvious exception; glad that he, Garrick, acts no more as he is sure he will never be able to go again to a play ... Johnson says happiness consists in giving others pain.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Henderson, John, 1747-1785. Autograph letter signed : Liverpool, to Isaac Reed, 1782 Aug. 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Liverpool, to Isaac Reed, 1782 Aug. 9.

Asking him to buy some stock for him and mentioning a crowded benefit.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

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[Commonplace book], [1805 or later].

Title: [Commonplace book], [1805 or later].

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 71 primarily sentimental entries, consisting of poems on such subjects as sorrow, love, and exile, and copies of letters and verses relating to Major John André and Anna Seward. In addition to poems by Byron, Thomas Moore, William Cowper, Luis Camoens, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Oliver Goldsmith, and Mary Robinson, and others, the collection also includes a poem titled The birch, "by the late Revd. T. Wilson, many years Head Master of the Free Grammar School at Clitherol Lancashire." Finally, the collection also includes a prose piece eulogizing the actor John Henderson by "Dr. Currie."

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (161 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm.

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Prints Collection, 1669-1906 (bulk 1775-1825).

Title: Prints Collection, 1669-1906 (bulk 1775-1825).

The Prints Collection consists of ca. 8,000 prints, the great majority of which depict British and American theatrical performers in character or in personal portraits. Most of the collection, located in the Individuals series, consists of prints of ca. 2,400 Britons and Americans. Portrayed in busts, half- to full-length portraits, scenes from plays, or caricatures are actors, playrights and composers, dancers, theatrical managers, popular performers, and concert artists; and, to a lesser extent, poets and novelists, European royalty, members of the British peerage, statesmen, religious and military leaders, and medical doctors. The Theatrical Prints series contains ca. 100 prints which do not depict a particular person but have a dramatic theme. About three quarters of these prints depict scenes from plays in which the actors are not identified; many are idealized representations of characters and settings. The remainder of the prints pertain to a variety of theatrical subjects ranging from wax museums to religious processions, with more material pertaining to the commedia dell'arte than to any other topic. The Works of Art and Miscellany series consists of ca. 60 landscapes, romanticized or idealized scenes, and assorted images, including invertible pictures of faces in which a second face can be seen when the print is viewed upside down.

ArchivalResource: 8,000 items in 54 document boxes, 7 oversize boxes (33.38 linear feet).

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More, Hannah, 1745-1833,. Autograph letter signed from Hannah More, Bristol, to Mrs. Garrick [manuscript], 1783 July 21.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Hannah More, Bristol, to Mrs. Garrick [manuscript], 1783 July 21.

Has seen Lady Bathurst and been awarded several academic honours. A letter to her from Henderson tells of his having grown very good and one from Lady Middleton mentions Johnson. "I do love and honour him with all his faults, though I know it is not the fashion to do either."

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Henderson, John, 1747-1785,. Autograph copy in the hand of John Henderson of Here begynneth a mery geste of the frere and the boye [manuscript], [ca. 1770].

Title: Autograph copy in the hand of John Henderson of Here begynneth a mery geste of the frere and the boye [manuscript], [ca. 1770].

ArchivalResource: 10 leaves ; 22 x 18 cm.

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Prints Collection TXRC02-A1., 1669-1906 (bulk 1775-1825)

Title: Prints Collection 1669-1906 (bulk 1775-1825)

The collection consists of ca. 8,000 prints, the greatmajority of which depict British and American theatrical performers in character orin personal portraits.

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Henderson, John, 1747-1785,. Autograph letters signed from John Henderson, Bath, to George Colman and David Garrick [manuscript], 1774-1777.

Title: Autograph letters signed from John Henderson, Bath, to George Colman and David Garrick [manuscript], 1774-1777.

(1) Asks Colman's advice on the character he should play when he first appears at the Haymarket; suggests the role of Hamlet. (2) Thanks Garrick for writing to [John] Palmer on his behalf, although the effect has been most unpleasant. Mentions the roles he has been playing.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Cook, William, d. 1824,. Autograph letter signed from W. Cooke, London, to Isaac Reed [manuscript], 1783 October 5.

Title: Autograph letter signed from W. Cooke, London, to Isaac Reed [manuscript], 1783 October 5.

Has seen J.P. Kemble as Hamlet at Drury Lane, as well as John Henderson in the part at Covent Garden. He also mentions several lesser players at Covent Garden.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230423342 View

Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794. Autograph letter signed from Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, Camden Place, to Garrick [manuscript], 1777 August 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, Camden Place, to Garrick [manuscript], 1777 August 11.

Thanks him for his letter and the Welsh painter. Is returning Sheridan's verses. His (Garrick's) Birmingham counterfeit has stole his buskin ... but he will soon see him stript to the skin and exposed in all his Scotch nakedness [probably a reference to Henderson].

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Portrait file: Guide.

Title: Portrait file: Guide.

The Portrait File is an alphabetically arranged collection of portait images of individuals, groups of individuals, and views and miscellany, received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (5 linear ft.)

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Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807. Autograph copy of an original letter from Horace Walpole to Mr. Henderson at Covent Garden Theatre.

Title: Autograph copy of an original letter from Horace Walpole to Mr. Henderson at Covent Garden Theatre.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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