Account book of Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1835-1837.

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Account book of Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1835-1837.

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Accounts of salary, and receipts from benefits and of expenses, charities and support of his mother from August 7, 1835 to July 20, 1837. The performances listed, including many Shakespeare plays, were in provincial towns of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

77 leaves ; 16 x 10 cm.

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