Autograph letter from Dorothy Jordan, Bushy House, to Mr. Shaw, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [manuscript], 18th or 19th century.

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Autograph letter from Dorothy Jordan, Bushy House, to Mr. Shaw, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [manuscript], 18th or 19th century.

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Letter written in the third person, saying that she, Mrs. Jordan, "will perform at Margate 6 Nights at 30 gs. per night, the 7th clear of all expenses for her Benefit," etc. This item is mounted on another piece of paper on which the catalog description has also been pasted.

2 leaves ; 24 x 19 cm.

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Drury Lane Theatre

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The Drury Lane Theatre in London is the oldest English theater still in use. From the description of Financial records, 1747-1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78201833 From the guide to the Financial records, 1747-1817., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) The performances took place at the King's theatre, Haymarket and at the Lyceum between 1809 and 1812. Some of Benjamin Wyatt's plans for the rebuilding of...

Shaw, Mr., 18th/19th cent.

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Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816

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Dorothy (Dora) Phillips Bland was born in London on November 22, 1761, into an acting family. She made her acting debut in Dublin, Ireland in November 1779, and her London acting debut at Drury Lane in October 1785. By this time she had received the stage name of "Mrs. Jordan" which she used for the remainder of her long stage career. Dorothy Jordan was the acknowledged greatest comedic actress of her time, just as Sarah Siddons, Jordan's not-so-friendly rival, was the acclaimed dramatic actress...