Autograph letter from F.W. Leftwich, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1859 March 18.

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Autograph letter from F.W. Leftwich, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1859 March 18.

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Leftwich writes asking for 12 Hall Tickets for Kean's Farewell night at the Princess Theatre. He writes that he has enclosed a cheque for the tickets. Kean wrote a note on another leaf that reads: "Be good enough to tell this gentleman that I am not the Box keeper. I really think his sending me a cheque is most impertinent." Addressed from 9 Sydney Villas, St. Pauls Road, Camden Town.

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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 ...

Leftwich, F. W., fl. 1859,

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Princess's Theatre (London, England)

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