Autograph letter signed from J.G. Lockhart to Lord Meadowbank [manuscript], 1838 January 17.

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Autograph letter signed from J.G. Lockhart to Lord Meadowbank [manuscript], 1838 January 17.

Offers his critique of Charles John Kean's performance of Hamlet. Also, in a different hand, a transcribed copy of this letter.

4 leaves ; 19 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525814

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Lockhart, J.G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854

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Scottish biographer and historian. From the description of Letters, 1824-1845. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233116942 Scottish editor, novelist, and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified correspondent, [no year] Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590765 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified correspondent, 1832 Nov. 17. (Unknown). ...

Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868

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Meadowbank, Alexander Maconochie-Welwood, Lord, 1777-1861

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...