Autograph letters signed from Edward Askew Sothern, Weymouth, to Charles Kean and an unidentified recipient [manuscript], October 1851.

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Autograph letters signed from Edward Askew Sothern, Weymouth, to Charles Kean and an unidentified recipient [manuscript], October 1851.

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(1) Addressed to Charles Kean. Addressed from the Theatre Royal Weymouth and dated Octr. 11, 1851. Requests an engagement under Kean once he re-opens the Princess's Theatre. (2) Addressed from 10 Bond St., Weymouth. Letter is addressed "Sir." Thanks the recipient for the advice. He will study and practice hard till Easter, when he will communicate with the recipient again. "Oct. 51" written at the top of first leaf in another hand. In both letters Sothern signs himself as his stage name, "Douglas Stewart."

2 items ; 19 x 12 cm.

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Princess's Theatre (London, England)

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Sothern, Edward Askew, 1826-1881

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English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mrs. Martin, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270854240 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to J[ohn] L[awrence] Toole, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669927 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Junior Carlton Club, [London], to Arthur Sullivan, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126199 From the description of Autograph lett...

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 ...