Autograph letters from Harriet Siddons, Edinburgh, to [Frances Anne] Kemble [manuscript], [1832?]-1834.

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Autograph letters from Harriet Siddons, Edinburgh, to [Frances Anne] Kemble [manuscript], [1832?]-1834.

Includes 1 autograph letter signed and 1 autograph letter incomplete. The letter (p. 31) inquires about the death of Dal [Adelaide De Camp], Fanny's aunt and companion on her American tour and discusses family matters. (p. 33) discusses Charles Kemble's hard financial times at Covent Garden.

2 letters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525366

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893

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Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble (27 November 1809 – 15 January 1893) was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist, whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing and works about the theatre. In 1834, Kemble married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Mease Butler, grandson of U.S. Senator Pierce Butler, whom she had met on an American acting tour with her father in 1832....

De Camp, Adelaide, 1780-1834

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Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854

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British actor, theater manager, and playwright. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Charles Dickens, 1854 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270485468 Charles Kemble (1775-1854) was a British actor and younger brother of John Philip Kemble. From the description of Letter by Charles Kemble to Alexander Murray, 1823. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 80909948 Irish-English actor....

Siddons, Harriet, 1783-1844

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Covent Garden Theatre

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Thomas Harris, John Philip Kemble and others proprietors of the New Theatre Royal called Covent Garden Theatre. From the description of Grant for 85 years from Covent Garden Theatre to George Raikes of Cornhill, Esq. [manuscript], 1809 September 18. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 281643481 The Covent Garden Theatre was built by John Rich in London in 1732. Also known as the Royal Opera House. From the description of Documents concerning finance...