Order to pay Dorothy Jordan signed from [I?] Brandon, London, to Thomas Harris, Esq., Theatre Royal, Covent Garden [manuscript], 1813 August 5.

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Order to pay Dorothy Jordan signed from [I?] Brandon, London, to Thomas Harris, Esq., Theatre Royal, Covent Garden [manuscript], 1813 August 5.

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Order to pay £50 to Mrs. Dora Jordan for value received, two months after date, on account of Cov. G. Theatre. Authorized by Harris, for Covent Garden. On verso, "Pay Henry Abbott on order, Dorothea Jordan."

1 leaf ; 11 x 27 cm.

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Brandon, I. fl. 1813,

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Harris, Thomas, -1820

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Covent Garden Theatre

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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...