Autograph letter signed from William Edwards, [London], to [James Winston] [manuscript], 1820 December 20.

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Autograph letter signed from William Edwards, [London], to [James Winston] [manuscript], 1820 December 20.

Asks for an answer to his application for an engagement as Clown. He brought with him a letter of recommendation from Mr. [Edmund] Kean from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7307467

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Winston, James, 1779-1843

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English actor and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to W.E. Benke, 1832 Dec. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588483 ...

Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833

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Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor. From the guide to the Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor associated with the Drury Lane Theatre. An affair with Charlotte Cox, the wife of prominent alderman Robert Cox, led to an adultery trial against Kean in 1825 and his subsequent travel outside of England. Kean returned to the English stage in 1827 and re...

Edwards, William, fl. 1820,

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Winston, James, 1773-1843

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Per note with collection: James Winston (1823-1892) arrived in Oregon City from Richmond, Virginia, in 1846, a young man of 21 years of age. From the guide to the James Winston letter to Louis Dement, 1891, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) James Winston (1773-1843) was an English actor and manager of several minor London theaters. He also worked as a theater architect and served as the secretary of the Garrick Club from its inception in 1831 until his death. Over...