Autograph letter signed from Dorothy Jordan, Bushy, to William Macready, Theatre Royal, Birmingham [manuscript], 1810 May 14.

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Autograph letter signed from Dorothy Jordan, Bushy, to William Macready, Theatre Royal, Birmingham [manuscript], 1810 May 14.

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Jordan "cannot do with one rehearsal for The country girl." Signed D. Jordan. Letter appears to have been sent and forwarded, since integral address leaf includes addresses in Chester, Newcastle upon Tyne and Birmingham. Postmarked London, Newcastle, and Chester.

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Wycherley, William, 1640-1716

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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...

Macready, William, -1829

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