Autograph letters signed from Douglas Kinnaird to Edmund Kean [manuscript], 1816.

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Autograph letters signed from Douglas Kinnaird to Edmund Kean [manuscript], 1816.

The letter opposite p. 389 concerns Kean's refusal to participate in a memorial service for Richard Sheridan. The letter opposite p. 392 relates to the Kemble-Kean rivalry.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7009575

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Kinnaird, Douglas, 1788-1830

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Friend of Lord Byron. From the description of Copies of his letters : to John Howard Payne, 1815-1816. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270494274 From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. James' Square, to Lord Byron, 1819 Nov. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489786 Douglas James William Kinnaird, writer and politician. He was a close friend of the poet Lord Byron, and was much involved in the publishing of Byron's works. From the descrip...

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 ...

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...

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...