Agreements between R.W. Elliston, manager of Drury Lane, and Edmund Kean of Piccadilly [manuscript], 1824-1825.

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Agreements between R.W. Elliston, manager of Drury Lane, and Edmund Kean of Piccadilly [manuscript], 1824-1825.

As to Kean's performances at Drury Lane. Agreements dated July 20, 1824 and March 17, 1825. Note of Winston's tipped into the agreement of 1825.

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