Autograph letters signed from Mary (Chambers) Kean to various recipients [manuscript], 1814-1842.

Thornton, Harriet, active 19th century

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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...

Chandlers, Miss, 19th cent.

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Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831

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Elliston was an English actor and theatrical manager, as well as lessee of the Surrey Theatre, London, beginning in 1809. He later served as manager of the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1792-1826 (inclusive), 1812-1820 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79392295 English actor. From the description of Autograph letter not signed (retained draft?) : [Bath], to George Colman, [ca. 1803-04?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2706141...

Maturin, Charles Robert, 1780-1824

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Irish dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Dublin], to W. Plunkett [sic], 1801 July 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270636738 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to W. M. Mason, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270637129 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Dublin?], to Monk Mason, [no year] Aug. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270636735 Charles Maturin was a somewhat eccentric Irish c...

Kean, Mary, 1779-1849

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Morgan, Lady, (Sydney), 1783-1859

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Sydney Morgan, née Owneson, Lady Morgan, Irish-born novelist and socialite. From the guide to the Sydney Morgan, Lady Morgan manuscript material : 22 items, 1809-1858, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Sydney Owenson Morgan, Irish novelist, published her first volume of verse in March 1801 and her most famous novel, The wild Irish girl, in 1806. She married surgeon Sir Thomas Charles Morgan on 20 January 1812. They moved...

Dunn, William, 1782-1855

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Berwick, Edward, 1750-...

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Harvey, Mr., 19th cent.

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Porter, Jane, 1776-1850

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Jane Porter (1776-1850) was a best selling British historical novelist and the author of Thaddeus of Warsaw (1804) and The Scottish chiefs (1810). From the description of Papers of Jane Porter, 1760-1850. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122559985 Francis Legatt Chantrey was a popular and successful sculptor who made portrait busts of many of the most distinguished men of his time, including George IV, Sir Walter Scott, Willi...

White, Mr., 19th cent.

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Hughes, Jack, active 18th century-19th century

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Lee, John, 1795-1881

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