Autograph letters signed from Lady Eliza (O'Neill) Becher, Mallow, Ireland, to [Frances Anne] Kemble [manuscript], 1855 May 14, 17.
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Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
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Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble (27 November 1809 – 15 January 1893) was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist, whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing and works about the theatre. In 1834, Kemble married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Mease Butler, grandson of U.S. Senator Pierce Butler, whom she had met on an American acting tour with her father in 1832....
O'Neill, Eliza, 1791-1872
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Elizabeth "Eliza" O'Neill, Irish actress. She was much admired by Shelley, who reportedly wanted her to play the part of Beatrice Cenci. Married in 1819, she became Elizabeth Wrixon-Becher, Lady Wrixon-Becher, and never again appeared on stage. From the description of Eliza O'Neill manuscript material : 1 item, 1845 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76699307 ...
