Autograph letter signed from Edward Levy, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1858 January 11.

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Autograph letter signed from Edward Levy, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1858 January 11.

Levy offers his congratulations regarding the re-appearance in Hamlet. It is his theory that this is "uncomparatively" the best acting he has ever seen in his life.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7562118

Folger Shakespeare Library

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