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Liston, John, 1776-1846,. Autograph letter signed from John Liston to George Coleman [manuscript], 1817 January 21.

Title: Autograph letter signed from John Liston to George Coleman [manuscript], 1817 January 21.

Liston writes to Colman to refuse a summer engagement at the Haymarket Theatre.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/368103209 View

Liston, John, 1776-1846,. Autograph letter signed from John Liston, London, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1819 March 2.

Title: Autograph letter signed from John Liston, London, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1819 March 2.

Declining an offer [of a role?]. Includes postscript, "1/2 past 4 P.M. Just come home from Rehearsal, and have to begin the Play." Letter addressed "My dear Sir." With a newspaper clipping of Liston's obituary dated March 30, 1846 by unknown annotator.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 22 x 18 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/471767033 View

Toole, John Lawrence, 1830-1906,. John Lawrence Toole autograph collection, 1750-1903 and undated.

Title: John Lawrence Toole autograph collection, 1750-1903 and undated.

An autograph collection possibly compiled by Toole containing letters and portraits of eighteenth and nineteenth-century English actors and playwrights. Includes engravings of Guiseppe De Begnis, John Fawcett, Charles Mathews, Benjamin Wrench as Benedick in Much ado about nothing, watercolor of [John] Liston as Paul Pry by J. Clayton Clarke, and a signed photograph of Toold, among other portraits. Also includes letters to Toole from Henry William George Paget Anglesey, Charles James Mathews, Benjamin Webster, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, John Baldwin Buckstone, Shirley Brooks, Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, Lawrence Barrett, James Robertson Planche, and William Ewart Gladstone, among others. Also includes letters by Charles Dickens, among other correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 3 v. (.33 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83660943 View

Liston, John, 1776-1846,. Autograph letter from John Liston, London, to Mr. Hawes [manuscript], 1830 March 19 Friday morning.

Title: Autograph letter from John Liston, London, to Mr. Hawes [manuscript], 1830 March 19 Friday morning.

Liston would like the use of a family box this evening at Drury Lane Theatre. Addressed from 174 Piccadilly.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428976808 View

Liston, John, 1776-1846. Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified recipient, 1832 May. 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified recipient, 1832 May. 9.

Declining to take part in the proceedings of a "Major Theatre."

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270590742 View

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Autograph letter signed : London, to Cassandra Austen, 1814 Mar. 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to Cassandra Austen, 1814 Mar. 9.

Commenting on The farmer's wife by Charles Dibdin; telling Cassandra to plan to see Richard III; noting that Henry Austen has finished Mansfield Park and "his approbation has not lessened"; complaining of having a cold. The letter also mentions several actors including Charles Mathews, John Liston, John Emery, and Charles Mayne Young.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with address panel) ; 22.9 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/403701049 View

Griswold, Daniel Paine,. Griswold collection of theatrical letters, 1787-1909 (inclusive).

Title: Griswold collection of theatrical letters, 1787-1909 (inclusive).

Collection consists of letters and documents by or about people involved in the English and American theatre in the late 18th and the 19th centuries.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612379734 View

Colman, George, 1762-1836. Autograph song by George Colman for Mr. Liston in Kamtchatka, [by Charles Kemble] [manuscript], 1811 October 7.

Title: Autograph song by George Colman for Mr. Liston in Kamtchatka, [by Charles Kemble] [manuscript], 1811 October 7.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244111437 View

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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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21600 View

Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873,. Autograph letters signed from William Charles Macready to various recipients [manuscript], 1817-1866.

Title: Autograph letters signed from William Charles Macready to various recipients [manuscript], 1817-1866.

Some letters cataloged individually in card catalog. Some letters were written for Macready by members of his family and some items are undated. Recipients include: J. Avery (1-2); unidentified recipient (3); J.W. Bennett (4); Richard Bentley (5-7); D. Black (8); William Rufus Blake (9); Chichester Bolton (10); J.W. Brady (11); William Bryden (12-15); Charles Buller (16); Alfred Bunn (17); T. Bushell [possibly Thomas Bushell?] (18); Mr. [Capps?] (19); George Cattermole (20-21); Frederic Chapman (22-23); Messrs. Chappell, Music [Store?] (24); Chappell (25); Messrs. Clarke and Barlow (26); possibly brother of the Duke of Newcastle, Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham Clinton (27); John William Cole (28); Dominic Charles Colnaghi (29); John W. Cooper (30-41); Miss Coutts (42); Edward Crooke (43-44); E.D. Davis (45); Catherine Dickens (46); William Dunn (47); James Edwards (48); Pierce Egan (49); unidentified recipient (50); Robert William Elliston (51); J. [Hin?]son (52); Lady Elizabeth Forbes (53-54); Edwin Forrest (55); John Forster (56); William Johnson Fox (57); Sarah Garrick (58); Thomas Gaspey (59-60); John L. Greaves (61-63); F. Griffin (64); James Henry Hackett (65-67); Samuel Carter Hall (68-69); Hawkes (70); Edward Nares Henning (71-77); James Henning (78); John Abraham Heraud (79); Benson Hill (80); Mr. Hiscox (81); Alexander Ireland (82); John Cordy Jeaffreson (83-85); William Jerdan (86-87); Swynfen Jervis (88); Robert Keeley (89); Frances Maria Kelly (90); Fanny Kemble (91-92); Kenneth (93); William James Linton (94); John Liston (95); Editor of the London Magazine (96); George William Lovell (97); Richard Lucas (98); Noah Miller Ludlow and Solomon Smith (99); Benjamin Lumley (100) Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (101); Charles Mackay (102); Daniel Maclise (103-104); Catherine Macready (105-107); Christina Macready (108); Sarah Macready (109); William Charles Macready (110); Helena Faucit Martin (111); W.N. Maude (112-113); Messrs. Maxfield and Kelly (114); Mr. Mi[ken?] (115); Mr. [surname illegible] (116); Sir Thomas Charles Morgan (117); Editor of the Morning Herald (118); Frances Munden (119); John Murray (120) and (436); W. Penson (121); Henry Phillips (122-123); Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (124); Capt. Polhill? (125); E.[Power? Or Davis?] (126); Anne Procter (127); Bryan Procter [Barry Cornwall] (128); Samuel Ruggles (129-130); John Ryder (131); Robert Scott (132); Thomas James Serle (133-270); W. Shadwick (271); Sir Martin Shee (272); Committee of Sherborne Evening School (273); Miss Smith (274); Charles Hamilton Smith (275); Henry P. Smith (276-393); Clarkson Stanfield (394-396); [H.?] Stevens (397); John Taylor (398); N.H. Thomas (399); James Thomson (400); Charles Edward Walker (401); James William Wallack (402); William Warren (403); R. Watts (404); Benjamin Webster (405-413); T.J. White (414); Messrs. White and Whitmore (415); George Wightwick (416); Mr. Simon Button? (417); unidentified (418-420); A.B.C. (421); unidentified (422-433); John (434); unidentified recipient (435); Mr. Murray (436); E.W. Wyon (437); Ellen Kean (438); Lord Chamberlain (439); envelopes addressed to the Marquis of Conyngham (440-442); Mr. Kenneth (443).

ArchivalResource: 443 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/471762769 View

St. Aubyn, James, b. 1793. Journal of James St. Aubyn, 1819-1859.

Title: Journal of James St. Aubyn, 1819-1859.

This manuscript journal was kept by James St. Aubyn from 1819 to 1859. The journal details his many visits to the theatre throughout the 1820s both in London and Paris; he mentions numerous actors, actresses, and productions. The journal also covers his many trips to the country to visit family and friends, as well as visits to the Continent to see his father. Included are mentions of Harriet Smithson Berlioz, R. w. Elliston, Maria Foote, Frances Maria Kelly, John Philip Kemble, John Liston, William Charles Macready, Daniel Terry, Charles Mayne Young, and others.

ArchivalResource: 1 bound volume 20 cm.284 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77750307 View

Liston, John, 1776-1846,. Autograph letter signed from John Liston to Milly Fozard [manuscript], 18th or 19th century.

Title: Autograph letter signed from John Liston to Milly Fozard [manuscript], 18th or 19th century.

Liston thanks her for her gift.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428976298 View

Garrick Club, London. Records of the Garrick Club, 1830-1903 (inclusive), (1831-1847) bulk.

Title: Records of the Garrick Club, 1830-1903 (inclusive), (1831-1847) bulk.

Contains letters, bills, receitps, and accounts of the Garrick Club from its formation through the 19th century. The bulk of the material pertains to membership matters (dues, etc.) during James Winston's tenure as secretary (1831- ).

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122420911 View

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.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00152/00152p1-P.html View

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).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122530444 View

Autograph letter signed from Sarah Liston to Mrs. Fanny Elizabeth Bunnett [manuscript]

Title: Autograph letter signed from Sarah Liston to Mrs. Fanny Elizabeth Bunnett [manuscript]

Liston is sending the autograph of her dear husband. Addressed from Hamlet House. Also includes a calling card that reads: Mrs. Liston, 35, Brompton Row.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Gear, John William, 1806-1866. Drawings and engravings by Joseph and John William Gear, ca. 1820s-ca. 1850s (inclusive).

Title: Drawings and engravings by Joseph and John William Gear, ca. 1820s-ca. 1850s (inclusive).

Consists of 296 pen and pencil sketches, 74 pen and water color sketches, and 18 engravings of actors in Shakespearian and other roles.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122413038 View