Autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1838 February 13.

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Autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1838 February 13.

He is recommending Kean for membership to the Athenæum Club. Horner added a note at the top of his letter: Private

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525336

Folger Shakespeare Library

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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 ...

Athenæum Club (London, England)

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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 ...