Autograph letter signed from Charles Wheatleigh, New York, to James H. Brown, Malden, Massachusetts [manuscript], 1891 February 13.

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Autograph letter signed from Charles Wheatleigh, New York, to James H. Brown, Malden, Massachusetts [manuscript], 1891 February 13.

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Wheatleigh thanks Brown for forwarding a "pleasant souvenir of past days," noting that he did not possess a single playbill from his engagement with Charles Kean. Address on letter: 129 East 16th Street, New York. With envelope addressed to Brown at Box 142, Malden, Mass.

1 leaf ; 23 x 15 cm.

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Wheatleigh, Charles, 1822 or 1823-1895

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Brown, James H. (James Hutchinson), -1897

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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 ...