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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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Beaumont, George Howland, Sir, 1753-1827,. Autograph letter signed from George Howland Beaumont, Cole Orton Hall, [Leicestershire], to John Bannister, Esqr., Gower St., London [manuscript], 1820 November 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed from George Howland Beaumont, Cole Orton Hall, [Leicestershire], to John Bannister, Esqr., Gower St., London [manuscript], 1820 November 20.

Reminiscences about the theatre in the days of Garrick, Parsons ... Speaks of having seen Venice preserved with Wordsworth in Birmingham and admiration of Mme Vestris.

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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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King, Thomas, 1730-1805,. Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Thomas King, Liverpool and London, to various people [manuscript], 1767-1801.

Title: Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Thomas King, Liverpool and London, to various people [manuscript], 1767-1801.

Five autograph letters signed, one autograph letter initialled, one autograph letter, one letter and one copy. Correspondents: Joseph Austin, David Garrick, Samuel Ireland, Richard Peake, treasurer of Drury Lane, and Tate Wilkinson. Letter (1) to Austin mentions Munden as a "favourite with the Public;" he has received a hint about his "mending Shakespeare a little in the character of Dogberry." It also discusses Mrs. Siddon's refusal to perform at Drury Lane until she receives the sum due her or security. (1b) is J.P. Collier's copy of this letter. (2) to Garrick suggests Parsons for the role of Snip in "Harlequin's Invasion." (3) to Ireland arranges a meeting to discuss Ireland's piece which King has still to read. (4) to Peake discusses the money owed him for performances at Drury Lane under the management of Sheridan. In (7) he threatens to post the record of payments owed him by Sheridan publicly. (8) to Wilkinson explains how he dresses to play the gravedigger in Hamlet.

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