Autograph letter signed from Westland Marston, London, to Kean [manuscript], 1853 July 12.

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Autograph letter signed from Westland Marston, London, to Kean [manuscript], 1853 July 12.

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Marston is disappointed and surprised that Kean did not like the third act of his melodrama, but has made changes accordingly. Marston outlines these changes and then asks for a cheque for half the amount they agreed upon. The postscript speak of meeting David Roberts the Royal Academician at a party.

3 leaves ; 18 x 11 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Marston, Westland, 1819-1890

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Roberts, David, 1796-1864

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1858 June 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270852342 Scottish painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mornington Place [London], to Robert Jennings, [no year]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655360 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fitzroy St. [London], to "my dear Andrew", 1857 Aug. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

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 ...