Autograph letter signed from Dora Jordan, Cadogan Place, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 18th or 19th century Tuesday.

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Autograph letter signed from Dora Jordan, Cadogan Place, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 18th or 19th century Tuesday.

Letter addressed "My dear Madam." Jordan thanks the recipient for her "kind consideration."

1 item ; 23 x 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7384524

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816

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Dorothy (Dora) Phillips Bland was born in London on November 22, 1761, into an acting family. She made her acting debut in Dublin, Ireland in November 1779, and her London acting debut at Drury Lane in October 1785. By this time she had received the stage name of "Mrs. Jordan" which she used for the remainder of her long stage career. Dorothy Jordan was the acknowledged greatest comedic actress of her time, just as Sarah Siddons, Jordan's not-so-friendly rival, was the acclaimed dramatic actress...