Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Nottingham Webster, Bognor, Sussex, to Mr. P.H. Lee [manuscript], 1867 June 15.

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Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Nottingham Webster, Bognor, Sussex, to Mr. P.H. Lee [manuscript], 1867 June 15.

Enclosed check for the five weeks due to Lee.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7328891

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Lee, Philip Henry, 1838 or 1839-

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Webster, Benjamin, 1797-1882

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Benjamin Webster (1797-1882) was an actor, playwright, and theatre manager. Born in Bath, his father was a dancing and fencing master; Webster attended military school, but avoided a proferred commission by running away to become an actor. He eventually reached the stage as a popular actor, dancer, pantomimist, and violinist. He also built and managed the Adelphi Theatre, managed the Haymarket, Olympic, Princess's, St. James, and London Theatres. Webster additionally wrote or adapted numerous pl...