Autograph letter signed from James Howard, Brooklyn, to Wally [manuscript], 1849 May 13.

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Autograph letter signed from James Howard, Brooklyn, to Wally [manuscript], 1849 May 13.

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A full and detailed account of the famous Astor Place Opera House Riot of preceding Monday, due to jealousy between Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Astor Place Opera House

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Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to William Davidge, 1867 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270471856 From the description of Letter, 1847 Dec. 23, New York, to Henrietta Forrest. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 656890793 Actor. From the description of Edwin Forrest correspondence, 1827-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450300 Nineteenth-century American actor, noted for his Shakes...

Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873

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English actor, recognized as perhaps the greatest English character actor of his day. He was especially noted for his Shakespearean roles. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391814 William Charles Macready was a tragedian. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1821-1849, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886139 William Charles Macready was an English stage manager and actor...

Howard, James, of Brooklyn, fl. 1849,

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