Autograph letter signed from D.I. Wilson, Camden Town, to Charles Kean, Hyde Park [manuscript], 19th century.

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Autograph letter signed from D.I. Wilson, Camden Town, to Charles Kean, Hyde Park [manuscript], 19th century.

Fifteen year old Wilson wishes to be an actor and asks Kean for employment.

1 leaf ; 18 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7445995

Folger Shakespeare Library

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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 ...

Wilson, D. I., 19th cent.,

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