Autograph letters signed from Edwina Booth Grossman, Hamburgh, Lakewood, New Jersey and New York, to various people [manuscript], ca. 1882-1894.

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Autograph letters signed from Edwina Booth Grossman, Hamburgh, Lakewood, New Jersey and New York, to various people [manuscript], ca. 1882-1894.

Correspondents: [Mary L.] Booth, Mother de Sales, [Edmund Clarence] Stedman and William Winter. (5) to Stedman concerns publishing Edwin Booth's letters. (6) to Winter discusses Edwin Booth's successes as Lear, Hamlet, and Othello in Germany.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Grossman, Edwina Booth, 1861-

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Edwina Booth Grossman was the daughter of the actor Edwin Booth. From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1884-1929, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883463 ...

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...

Winter, William, 1836-1917

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American drama critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Tompkinsville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 17 April 1886, to Mrs. Tracy, 1886 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679284 Massachusetts native William Winter graduated from Harvard law school, but began his career as a journalist. He wrote for numerous journals before securing a position as drama critic at the New York Tribune. In addition to being one of the most influential critics of his day, ...

Booth, Mary L. (Mary Louise), 1831-1889

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Author, translator, editor. From the description of Letters of Mary Louise Booth, 1884-1886. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50390642 ...

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. ...

De Sales, Mother, fl. 1882-1894

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Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908

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American poet, critic, and journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to F.B. Sanborn, 1881 Jul. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575155 Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908) was poet, critic, editor, and stockbroker in New York City. He published his first volume in 1860, entitled Poems Lyrical and Idyllic, followed by a succession of works and anthologies. Stedman was also a member and officer of many national and local literary associations....