Autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner, London, to Charles Kean Esq. [manuscript], 1842 June 17.

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Autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner, London, to Charles Kean Esq. [manuscript], 1842 June 17.

As promised, sends him excerpts from a letter from Lord Holland to Francis Horner (dated 1st October 1816), concerning Holland's opinion of Edmund Kean's acting.

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Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833

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Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor. From the guide to the Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor associated with the Drury Lane Theatre. An affair with Charlotte Cox, the wife of prominent alderman Robert Cox, led to an adultery trial against Kean in 1825 and his subsequent travel outside of England. Kean returned to the English stage in 1827 and re...

Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840

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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter, Saturday morning. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269520079 From the description of Autograph letter signed. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269520101 British statesman. From the description of Papers, 1806-1852. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562184 Holland was a prominent Whig in Lords. From the description of ALS, [1829?] December 6, to John / Vassal Holl...

Horner, Francis, 1778-1817

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Francis Horner was a Scottish statesman. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1814. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191526896 Francis Horner, 1778-1817, studied at Edinburgh, was called to the Scottish Bar in 1800, and joined the English Bar in 1807. He was MP for St Ives in 1806, for Wendover in 1807, and was returned for St Mawes in 1813. As an MP he took part in debates on the Corn Law and slavery in 1813-1815, and proposed a measur...

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 ...

Horner, Leonard, 1785-1864

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Epithet: of Add MS 38746 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000283 ...