Letters to Charles Kemble and J. R. Smith, 1869, n.d.

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Letters to Charles Kemble and J. R. Smith, 1869, n.d.

Consists of 2 folders. The letter dated 19 March 1869 is to J. R. Smith. The letter to Charles Kemble is undated and is accompanied by an undated note from Fanny Kemble, explaining the letter and commenting on the character of Rev. Alexander Dyce.

3 items (3 leaves).

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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....

Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869

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English scholar. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 9 Gray's Inn Square [London], to "M." [Edward Moxon], "Thursday" [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870709 Editor and literary scholar Alexander Dyce was born and raised in Edinburgh, and educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He is probably best remembered for scholarly editions of classical British dramatists, such as Christopher Marlowe, George Peel, and John Webster. He also produced a notable nine-vo...

Smith, J. R.

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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....