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Miscellaneous theatrical papers

Title: Miscellaneous theatrical papers

Letters, photographs, and other documents by individuals associated with the theater.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

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Davidge, William Pleater, 1814-1888. Diary, 1853.

Title: Diary, 1853.

Diary, 1853, with the month of March missing. It lists nightly performances, notes the death and burial of Thomas Sowerby Hamblin and mentions social calls and benefits at the Bowery Theater.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (118 p.)

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Collection of theatrical correspondence and ephemera, 1697-1930

Title: Collection of theatrical correspondence and ephemera 1697-1930

The William Appleton collection consists of letters, handwritten manuscripts, "penny plains" and "two-pence coloured" materials, which were small portraits of actors created for the toy theater trade, a once-popular form of home entertainment. The collection encompasses the late 17th century up through the mid-20th century, although the bulk of the material falls between the mid-18th century and the mid-19th century. The oldest item is a letter from actress Elizabeth Barry to a Lady Lisbourn, dated October 25, 1697. The latest item is a letter from playwright George Bernard Shaw to a J. T. Grien, dated November 28, 1930. The collection contains many letters from prominent theatrical figures, primarily of the English stage, including Ira Aldridge, Dion Boucicault, Edward Gordon Craig, David Garrick, Sir Henry Irving, Edmund Kean, William Charles Macready, Bernard Shaw, Sarah Siddons, Dame Ellen Terry, and others. Also included are black and white portraits known as "penny plains," and color portraits known as "two-pence coloured," depicting actors and actresses of the day in their best known roles. These images were intended for home use in puppet theater-type settings, and most date from the early to mid-1800s, though some date as far back as 1799.

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American Dramatic Fund Association. Letter from the Office of Dramatic Fund Association, New York, to Charlotte Cushman [manuscript], 1849 November 5.

Title: Letter from the Office of Dramatic Fund Association, New York, to Charlotte Cushman [manuscript], 1849 November 5.

Signed by John Brougham, secretary, and committee members T.S. Hamblin, John G. Gilbert, and W.R. Blake. The Board of Directors has elected Cushman a life member and requests her assistance at a benefit for the association.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 25 x 20 cm.

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Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852. ALS : to Thomas Sowerby Hamblin, [1833?] Apr. 15.

Title: ALS : to Thomas Sowerby Hamblin, [1833?] Apr. 15.

An angry letter apparently written during the dispute with Hamblin. Booth says he intends to proceed with the engagement and berates Hamblin for refusing to respond to his challenge to a duel.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86156117 View

Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852,. Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Junius Brutus Booth to various people [manuscript], 1815-1851.

Title: Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Junius Brutus Booth to various people [manuscript], 1815-1851.

12 autograph letters signed, 1 autograph letter and 1 receipt. Correspondents: Richard Booth, Robert William Elliston, Thomas Flynn, Thomas Sowerby Hamblin, H. Harris, J. Pennington, Francis Courtney Wemyss and others. Booth sends 1 letter to his father in care of Thomas Blyth. Thomas Tyrer adds a note to an Elliston letter and the Pennington letter.

ArchivalResource: 14 items.

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