Autograph letter signed from A.W. M[unt?], London, to Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1858 June 4.

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Autograph letter signed from A.W. M[unt?], London, to Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1858 June 4.

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Name of correspondent not clear; identity of recipient based on pencil annotation. The correspondent regrets hearing about Kean's intention to leave the stage when he still has "so many years of vigor" before him and mentions that he had wished that Kean become the next tenant of the Lyceum. Letter also makes reference to the possibility that the Lyceum Theatre might be converted into a hotel. On letterhead of 59, Harley Street, W.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Lyceum Theatre (London, England)

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"The theatre burnt down in 1830. ... Beazley designed and built a replacement, also known as the English Opera House, on the same site; it opened in July 1834" - Grove Opera. From the description of Contracts, specifications and plans for the building and rebuilding of the Lyceum Theatre, London : 1834-1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612811405 ...

Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868

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Charles Kean was a Shakespearean actor. He was married to the actress Ellen Tree Kean. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1849. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886057 English actor and theater manager Charles Kean was the second son of actor Edmund Kean. An excellent student, Charles was compelled to become an actor to support his family after the separation of his parents. He found success as an actor in Ireland and America, and ...

Munt, A. W., fl. 1858,

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