Autograph letter signed from Hester Lynch Piozzi, Edinburgh, to Samuel Lysons, London [manuscript], 1789 July 8.

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Autograph letter signed from Hester Lynch Piozzi, Edinburgh, to Samuel Lysons, London [manuscript], 1789 July 8.

Piozzi mentions Omai and Dr. Lort. With regards to the rebuilding of the Opera House, she indicates "John Bull will begin talking about Shakespear and Siddons, and so we shall get another good house by the Bargain."

1 item ; 23 x 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7556266

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Lort, Michael, 1725-1790

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Lysons, Samuel, 1763-1819

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Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831

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