Autograph letter (fragment) from Hester Lynch Piozzi to James Fellowes [manuscript], 1818 June 18.

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Autograph letter (fragment) from Hester Lynch Piozzi to James Fellowes [manuscript], 1818 June 18.

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Mrs. Piozzi comments on Eliza O'Neill and Mrs. Siddons: "Mrs. Siddons always said that she should outlive her own Fame, but I swear I think Miss O'Neill no more injures it, than a beautiful Pearl injures a brilliant Diamond." Also mentions Farinelli and Edmund Kean.

2 leaves ; 23 x 19 cm.

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Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831

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Sarah Siddons was a famous 18th century British actress, best known for the role of Lady Macbeth; Miss Coates of Glasgow was her friend. From the description of Sarah Siddons letters to Miss Coates, 1795-1802. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 755229191 English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. [Prince?] Hoare, [1816] July 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663260 From the description of Autograph tic...

Fellowes, James, -1857

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O'Neill, Eliza, 1791-1872

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Elizabeth "Eliza" O'Neill, Irish actress. She was much admired by Shelley, who reportedly wanted her to play the part of Beatrice Cenci. Married in 1819, she became Elizabeth Wrixon-Becher, Lady Wrixon-Becher, and never again appeared on stage. From the description of Eliza O'Neill manuscript material : 1 item, 1845 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76699307 ...

Farinelli, 1705-1782

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Italian soprano castrato. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Bologna, 16 June 1769, to an unidentified friend, 1769 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576716 ...

Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821

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Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi ) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and eighteenth-century life. From the description of Autograph poem, unsigned, an adaptation of Francis Fawkes's "An Autumnal Ode, " no date [paper watermarked 1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864928 From the description of...

Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833

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Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor. From the guide to the Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor associated with the Drury Lane Theatre. An affair with Charlotte Cox, the wife of prominent alderman Robert Cox, led to an adultery trial against Kean in 1825 and his subsequent travel outside of England. Kean returned to the English stage in 1827 and re...