Autograph letter initialled from Charles Hamilton Smith to Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1852.

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Autograph letter initialled from Charles Hamilton Smith to Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1852.

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Gives minute historical data on courts and costumes of Richard III, Edward V, et al. for use in Kean's production of Shakespeare's Richard III. With partial typescript transcription.

2 leaves ; 21 x 17 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7384587

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868

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