Betty Wharton collection of theatrical autographs, 1707-1869.
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Bunn, Alfred, 1796?-1860
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English theatrical manager and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 15 August 1846, to Mr. F. Seymour, 1846 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873190 Epithet: theatrical manager and writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0002bc Theater manager. From the description of Letter of Alfred Bunn, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
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John Philip Kemble (1 February 1757 – 26 February 1823) was a British actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His other siblings, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, also enjoyed success on the stage. He was manager of the Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres in London, where his reforms ...
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856
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Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi Vestris (March 3, 1797 – August 8, 1856) was an English actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in works by, among others, Mozart and Rossini. She was born in London in 1797, the first of two daughters of German pianist Theresa Jansen Bartolozzi and art dealer Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi. Lucia studied music and was noted for her voice and dancing ability. She was married at age 16 to the French ballet dancer, Auguste Armand Vestris, a scion of the great family ...
Wharton, Betty, 1911-
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> Betty Wharton, actress, was born in 1911 in Pasadena, California. She made her acting debut at age 7 in a Los Angeles production of PENROD. She moved to New York in 1934 and appeared on the Broadway stage in numerous productions including: THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, BROTHER RAT, THE PRIMROSE PATH, CAFE CROWN and CHARLEY'S AUNT. John F. Wharton, Betty's husband, practiced law in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s, with a special focus on theatrical law. ...
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
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Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble (27 November 1809 – 15 January 1893) was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist, whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing and works about the theatre. In 1834, Kemble married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Mease Butler, grandson of U.S. Senator Pierce Butler, whom she had met on an American acting tour with her father in 1832....
Charles Kean
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Edwards, Edward, 1812-1886
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English librarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "British Museum," London, to C. Barrow, 1845 Oct. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878018 Epithet: Miss; of Seal CLVII British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000126 Edward Edwards (1812-1886) was a librarian and biographer. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography . From the guide to the...
Edwin, Elizabeth Rebecca, 1771?-1854
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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000817.0x000144 ...
Vandenhoff, George, 1820-1884
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Mrs. Handerson
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St. Albans, Harriot (Mellon) Beauclerk, duchess of, 1777? -1837
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B. P. Bellamy
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Munden, Joseph Shepherd, 1758-1832
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English actor. From the description of Partially printed document signed, dated : [London], ca. 3 December 1819, ca. 1819 Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582784 From the description of Autograph letters, bills, receipts signed (17), 1812-1821. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270613105 Son of J.S. Munden, the actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Kentish Town, to Winston, Tuesday Morning [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2...
Mathews, Charles James, 1803-1878
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Charles James Mathews, English actor and playwright. He was the son of Charles Mathews, the English comedic actor. From the description of Charles James Mathews manuscript material : 1 item, 1860 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 747730085 English comedian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], [no year] Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270636963 Charles James Thomas was an English actor and manager. He was born ...
Russell, Samuel Taylor, 1769? -1845
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Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835
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English actor and painter. From the description of Partially printed document signed, dated : [London], 4 November 1819, 1819 Nov. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675116 ...
Hull, Thomas, 1728-1808
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English actor and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Westminster, to Mr. Hill, Jun. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269520014 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Marble Court, to Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1781 July 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269530178 ...
Charles Perkins
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Mr. Vernon
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Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812
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English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [New York], to J.H. Payne, [1811] Mar. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270525373 Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x000101 ...
Vining, Frederick, 1790? -1871
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Siddons, Harriet, 1783-1844
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Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
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Charles Mathews, English actor. From the description of Charles Mathews manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1820's (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 747730054 From the guide to the Charles Mathews manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1820's, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Mathews was an English actor, stage manager, and one of the leading comedians of his day. From his first appearance in Lo...
Lizzie Mitchell
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Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, countess of, 1759
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Barton Booth
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Siddons, Sarah Martha, d. 1803
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Cooke, T. P. (Thomas Potter), 1786-1864
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Richard Jones
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Becher, Elizabeth (O'Neill) lady, 1791-1872
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Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854
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British actor, theater manager, and playwright. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Charles Dickens, 1854 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270485468 Charles Kemble (1775-1854) was a British actor and younger brother of John Philip Kemble. From the description of Letter by Charles Kemble to Alexander Murray, 1823. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 80909948 Irish-English actor....
Mrs. George Augustus Sala
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John Wilkinson
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Fawcett, Mr. (John), 1768-1837
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English actor and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter : New Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, to the Duke of Clarence, 1810 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270513558 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, to Alaric Watts, 1819 Apr. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527954 ...
George Colman
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Barry, Spranger, 1719-1777
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Irish actor and manager. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to George Garrick, 1769 Jan. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622979 ...
Essex, Catherine (Stephens), Coningsby, countess of, 1795-1882
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Mr. Jervis
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James Robertson Planche
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Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822
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Eva Garrick was the wife of British actor David Garrick. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University, Wadsworth House). WorldCat record id: 70316245 From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375098 Wife of David Garrick. From the description of Autograph note in third person : Adelphi, to "three dear and good friends", [after 1814] J...
Henry Siddons
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Anne (Jackson) Mathews
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f89wq6 (person)
Kemble, Mrs.
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Fitzwilliam, Fanny Elizabeth, 1801-1854
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English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Putney, 1 September [n.y., 1850?], to an unidentified recipient, [n.y., 1850?] Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577397 ...
Murray, William H. (William Henry), 1790-1852
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Epithet: actor-manager British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000985.0x0002ff ...
Joseph, Curtis
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Kemble, Priscilla (Hopkins), 1756-1845
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Mrs. Coutts
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Bannister, John, 1760-1836
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English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 65 Gower St., to Clint, 1833 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270621905 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bedford Square, to James Winston, of Haymarket theatre, 1826 Oct. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622033 John Bannister (1760-1836) was a British comedian and actor. From the description of Letter by John Bannister to "My Dear Harley" [i.e., John Pritt Harle...
Jack
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Benjamin Webster
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Kemble, Stephen, 1758-1822
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English-Irish actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paisley, to Joseph Austin, 1808 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489321 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Theatre Royal. Drury Lane, to the Gentlemen of the Sub-Committee 9 of Drury Lane Theatre), [no year] Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489933 ...
St. Albans, William Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 9th duke of, 1801-1849
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William Frere
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King, Arthur E.
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Saba (Smith) Lady Holland
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Farren, William, 1786-1861
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Epithet: actor; of Add MS 45918 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0x000346 Epithet: actor; of Add MS 42890 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0x000345 ...
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757
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Colley Cibber was an actor, playwright, stage manager, and poet laureate. From the description of Colley Cibber letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 37290455 ...
Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862
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Epithet: dramatist; of Add MS 42712 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000138 Anglo-Irish dramatist and actor. From the description of James Sheridan Knowles letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 181587980 Irish actor and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Aberfoyle, Loch Ard Lodge, and Torq...
Morton, Thomas, 1764-1838
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Jeffs
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Robert William Elliston
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Thomas Gaspey
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Foote, Maria, 1797?-1867
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Epithet: afterwards Stanhope; actress; wife (1831) of Charles 4th Earl of Harrington British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0002a5 Maria Foote (1797?-1867), Maria Stanhope, Countess of Harrington, British actress. She married Charles Stanhope, fourth earl of Harrington, in 1831. From the description of Letter by Maria Foote to Mr. John Fawcett, 1827. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Bota...
Lowne
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Jordan, Dorothy, 1762-1816
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Mason, Henry W., 1829-1888
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Mrs. Mathews
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Glover, Julia, 1779-1850
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Epithet: née Betterton; actress; wife of Samuel Glover British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000625.0x0003bb English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lambeth near the Asylum, to Mr. Arnold, [no year] July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269571971 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to J. Winston, Wednesday noon. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269585682 ...
Vandenhoff, John M., 1790-1861
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Garrick, David, 1717-1779
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David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...
William Palmer
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Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831
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Elliston was an English actor and theatrical manager, as well as lessee of the Surrey Theatre, London, beginning in 1809. He later served as manager of the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1792-1826 (inclusive), 1812-1820 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79392295 English actor. From the description of Autograph letter not signed (retained draft?) : [Bath], to George Colman, [ca. 1803-04?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2706141...
Becher, Elizabeth (O'Neill)
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Booth, Barton, 1681-1733
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Barton Booth was a famous English actor and successful theatre manager. Born in Lancashire, he left Trinity College to become an actor, starting with a theatrical company in Dublin. His subsequent return to London was an immediate success, and he became known for dramatic roles, playing Shakespearean figures such as King Lear, Marc Antony, and Brutus. He played at the Haymarket until 1708, before moving to the Drury Lane Theatre, which he co-managed with Colley Cibber (among others) with much su...
Wilks, Robert, 1665-1732.
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Actor. From the description of Autograph signature to a bill, 1713/14 Mar 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588949 From the description of Autograph signature to a bill, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588953 ...
Drury Lane Theatre.
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Duchess of Devonshire
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Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841
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English dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Thos. Hill, Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617281 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Mr. Hill, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617274 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to George Bartley, Tuesday Evening. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617277 Dramatist Frederick Reynolds was born in London and educated as a lawyer. He became a s...
Davison, Maria Rebecca, -1858
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Wallack, James William, 1791?-1864
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Edward Foss
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F. E. Jones
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Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
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English actor, recognized as perhaps the greatest English character actor of his day. He was especially noted for his Shakespearean roles. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391814 William Charles Macready was a tragedian. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1821-1849, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886139 William Charles Macready was an English stage manager and actor...
Richard Peake
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Cecilia Siddons
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
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Dramatist and Parliamentary leader. From the description of Autograph address on an envelope signed : Dublin Castle, to Edmond Malone 1785 Oct. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662003 From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : to Mr. Elliston, the actor, 1795 July 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662070 From the description of Autograph address on an envelope signed : to R.W. Elliston. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661995 Ep...
Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
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American actor and playwright. From the description of Scrapbook, 1813-1852 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811929 From the description of Letter : Washington, to Elizabeth Payne, 1850 April 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22772908 From the description of Home, sweet home, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 237626353 Appointed by President Tyler, the actor and playwright served as U.S. Consul in Tunis from 1842-1845, a...
Chippendale, William Henry, 1801-1888
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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001393.0x00007d ...
Edward Crook
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Henry Harris
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Tate Wilkinson
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Earl of Bath
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Knight, Thomas, d. 1820
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Mathews, Charles James, 1803-1878
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Charles James Mathews, English actor and playwright. He was the son of Charles Mathews, the English comedic actor. From the description of Charles James Mathews manuscript material : 1 item, 1860 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 747730085 English comedian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], [no year] Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270636963 Charles James Thomas was an English actor and manager. He was born ...
Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841
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English actor and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1818 Sept. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270514147 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Surrey Theatre, Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527801 English dramatist and songwriter Thomas John Dibdin was the son of songwriter Charles Dibdin and actress Mrs. Davenet. He ran away from an apprenticeship to join a company of travelling players, where he acted, worked as a...
Charles Harris
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Tidswell, Charlotte.
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Charles Dickens
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Miss Jones
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Dr. Wadham
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Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
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The Beautiful Perdita. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : to Sir Peter Burrell. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655533 ...
William Rufus Chetwood
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Foote, Samuel T., 1761-1840
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James, Winston
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Epithet: Incumbent of Clonfad British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x000310 Epithet: Ordnance proofmaster at Purfleet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x000323 Epithet: Purveyor to the Forces British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x000313 ...
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
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Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor. From the guide to the Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor associated with the Drury Lane Theatre. An affair with Charlotte Cox, the wife of prominent alderman Robert Cox, led to an adultery trial against Kean in 1825 and his subsequent travel outside of England. Kean returned to the English stage in 1827 and re...
Theatre Royal English Opera
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Sir Charles Doyh(?)
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Young, Charles Mayne, 1777-1856
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English comedian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 9 February 1850, to Sir George Smart, 1850 Feb. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679418 English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Leeds], to Mr. Lloyd, hair-dresser, 1844 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584535 ...
Vining, James, 1795-1870
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Thomas Hill
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Harley, John Pritt, 1786-1858
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English actor and singer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1823 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503997 From the description of Autograph signature : for Mr. Harry B. Tavery, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508272 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Garrick, 1851 Jun. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499442 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Theatre Royal, Dr...
Rebecca Wells
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Anne (Kemble) Hatton
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Charles Mathews
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62w6k2m (person)
Mrs. Calcott
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Horace Twiss
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Walker, Joseph C. (Joseph Cooper), -1810
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Epithet: of Dublin; antiquary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000751.0x000055 Epithet: of Add MS 35760 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000751.0x000053 ...
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
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English actor, recognized as perhaps the greatest English character actor of his day. He was especially noted for his Shakespearean roles. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391814 William Charles Macready was a tragedian. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1821-1849, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886139 William Charles Macready was an English stage manager and actor...
Harriet Siddons
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Isaac Reed
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Bennett, G. J. (George John), 1800-1879
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Siddons, William, 1744-1808
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Colley Cibber.
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William Kenneth
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Mrs. Storrer
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Macklin, Charles, 1697?-1797
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Epithet: actor; of Add MS 42578 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000876.0x000197 Charles Macklin, born in Ireland, became a famous actor-manager and playwright based in London at Drury Lane, Haymarket, and Covent Garden. He was especially famed for comedy; Shylock was considered his best role. He carried on a vigorous feud with David Garrick. From the description of Charles Macklin collection, 1743-1...
Royal Olympic Theatre
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Kemble, Adelaide, 1814?-1879.
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Siddons, Henry, 1774-1815
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Mathews, Anne (Jackson), 1782? -1869
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Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
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Sarah Siddons was a famous 18th century British actress, best known for the role of Lady Macbeth; Miss Coates of Glasgow was her friend. From the description of Sarah Siddons letters to Miss Coates, 1795-1802. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 755229191 English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. [Prince?] Hoare, [1816] July 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663260 From the description of Autograph tic...
Webster, Benjamin, 1797-1882
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Benjamin Webster (1797-1882) was an actor, playwright, and theatre manager. Born in Bath, his father was a dancing and fencing master; Webster attended military school, but avoided a proferred commission by running away to become an actor. He eventually reached the stage as a popular actor, dancer, pantomimist, and violinist. He also built and managed the Adelphi Theatre, managed the Haymarket, Olympic, Princess's, St. James, and London Theatres. Webster additionally wrote or adapted numerous pl...
