Autograph letter signed from J.J. Garth Wilkinson, St. John's Wood, to Charles J. Kean [manuscript], 1855 March 4.

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Autograph letter signed from J.J. Garth Wilkinson, St. John's Wood, to Charles J. Kean [manuscript], 1855 March 4.

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Comments on Louis XI, "a master Performance, marvellous in subtle delineation, a piece of inner depth, and yet brilliant as a melodrama." Also refers to Kean's "great representation of Richard III" and asks if it will again appear at the Princess's.

2 leaves ; 18 x 11 cm.

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