Autograph letters signed from Edward Cecil Curzon, Windsor Castle, to John W. Cooper [manuscript], 1836 April.

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Autograph letters signed from Edward Cecil Curzon, Windsor Castle, to John W. Cooper [manuscript], 1836 April.

These letters concern plays to be given at a command performance. Queen Adelaide objected to Henry IV being given if it contained the two additional scenes, as she could not assist at the representation of the King's Coronation on the stage.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7523421

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Cooper, John, 1793-1870

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Curzon, Edward Cecil, 1812-1885

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...