Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880,. Autograph letters signed from Ellen (Tree) Kean to various recipients [manuscript], 1827-1876.
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Autograph letters signed from Ellen (Tree) Kean to various recipients [manuscript], 1827-1876.
Correspondents: Mrs. Blanchard, Ann Maria (Tree) Bradshaw, Martha Elizabeth "Pattie" Chapman, George Ellis, Edmund Falconer(?), James Henry Hackett, Charles John Kean, Mary (Chambers) Kean, Rosa (Stewart) Kenney, Cosmo Gordon Logie, Mary Maria (Kean) Logie, Lady Helena Saville (Faucit) Martin, Drinkwater Meadows, Mrs. Melest, Emma Meredith, Mrs. Milner-Gibson?, Lady Emily Mary (Lamb) Temple Palmerston, James Robinson Planche, Solomon F. Smith, Thomas Henry Taunton, Martha Tree, Mrs. [M.] Tree [Anna Maria Tree], Queen Victoria, Francis Courtney Wemyss, Benjamin N. Webster, Mrs. Baldwin, John B. Buckstone, Mr. and Mrs. Grant, Clara Lane, Mr. Manifold, Mrs. Robert Morrison, Miss Owen, [Edward] Saker, Epes Serjeant, [Emma] Hamilton Smith, [R.J.?] Lane and others. Two letters to Wemyss, (53 and 95) have his draft replies on the inside. The letters to Ann Maria Tree, Maria (Chambers) Kean, Emma Meredith, Martha Tree, Mrs. Tree and B.N.Webster, nos. 3, 15, 29, 45-48, 52, were written during her American tours, ca. 1836-ca. 1839 aand ca. 1845-ca. 1847. The letter to her daughter Mary, no. 19, ca. 1870 gives an account of C.J. Kean's first appearance in 1827, and of his mother. The letter to Sol Smith (41) 1848, gives a survey of the theatrical world. 2 letters to Martha Tree, nos. 45-46, include a note of their mother Mrs. Tree. All the letters to [Edward] Saker (85-92) concern his borrowing of Charles Kean's prompt book, music score and book of photographs of The Winter's Tale for his production of the play in 1876.
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