Autograph letter signed from John Frederick Griffith, Royal Victoria Theatre, London, to Ellen (Tree) Kean [manuscript], 1842 July 14.

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Autograph letter signed from John Frederick Griffith, Royal Victoria Theatre, London, to Ellen (Tree) Kean [manuscript], 1842 July 14.

Accompanies impromptu lines Griffith composed at the marriage of Ellen and Charles Kean.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7254265

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Griffith, John Frederick, fl. 1842,

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Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868

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Charles Kean was a Shakespearean actor. He was married to the actress Ellen Tree Kean. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1849. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886057 English actor and theater manager Charles Kean was the second son of actor Edmund Kean. An excellent student, Charles was compelled to become an actor to support his family after the separation of his parents. He found success as an actor in Ireland and America, and ...

Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880

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Charles Kean lived at No. 3, Torrington Square, W.C. 1, in 1853-56, according to The London Encyclopaedia, ed. Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert (1983). From the description of Autograph letter signed from Ellen Kean, London, to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1853-56? February 12. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694182220 English actress, born Ellen Tree. Married actor Charles Kean, son of Edmund Kean, and toured with his company. Fro...

Old Vic Theatre (London, England)

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