Autograph letters signed from William Anthony Harrison, South Lambeth, Surrey, to William Hayman Cummings [manuscript], 1884 May-June.

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Autograph letters signed from William Anthony Harrison, South Lambeth, Surrey, to William Hayman Cummings [manuscript], 1884 May-June.

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Harrison was preparing a revised edition of "A list of all the songs and passages in Shakspere which have been set to music" and asked Cummings for certain information.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Harrison, W. A. (William Anthony), 1828?-1892

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Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915

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William Hayman Cummings, English singer and musical antiquary. He was the first to unite the music of Mendelssohn's Festgesang with Charles Wesley's hymn 'Hark! the herald angels sing'. From the description of William Hayman Cummings manuscript material : 1 item, 1878 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 677020996 William Hayman Cummings was an English organist, composer, singer and writer, author of Purcell (1881), a biographical dictionary (1892) and other works ...