Autograph letter signed from John Howe Chedworth, Ipswich, to Miss Elizabeth Edmead, London 1802 February 25.

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Autograph letter signed from John Howe Chedworth, Ipswich, to Miss Elizabeth Edmead, London 1802 February 25.

Discusses a quotation from Pope, the renovations of "our" theatre, Pericles, Taming of the Shrew, the Tempest, Henry IV, Macbeth, Lansdowne's adaptation of Merchant of Venice, the Kembles, [Richard] Sheridan, Ben Jonson, and various other literary figures, actors, and performances.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7540030

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Chedworth, John Howe, Baron, 1754-1804

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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. ...

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