Autograph letter signed from Henry Compton to Tom Taylor [manuscript], 1870 June 17.

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Autograph letter signed from Henry Compton to Tom Taylor [manuscript], 1870 June 17.

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Concerning Taylor's play, "Handsome is that handsome does," which opened with Compton at the Olympic theatre, September 3, 1870.

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Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880

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Tom Taylor (19 October 1817 – 12 July 1880) was an English dramatist, critic, biographer, public servant, and editor of Punch magazine. Taylor had a brief academic career, holding the professorship of English literature and language at University College, London in the 1840s, after which he practised law and became a civil servant. At the same time he became a journalist, most prominently as a contributor to, and eventually editor of Punch. In addition to these vocations, Taylor began a theat...

Compton, Henry, 1805-1877

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English comedian. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [London]. to W.A. Turner, 1871 July 6 and Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532697 ...