Autograph letter signed from A.S. Webster, Doctor's Commons, to Mr. Hull, Covent Garden Theatre [manuscript], 1776 February 15.

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Autograph letter signed from A.S. Webster, Doctor's Commons, to Mr. Hull, Covent Garden Theatre [manuscript], 1776 February 15.

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Concerns rehearsals for Lear; Webster is not yet prepared in the character of Edgar and wishes to postpone. Also, notes on Webster and a partial cast list of King Lear at Covent Garden, 22 February 1776.

2 leaves ; 23 x 19 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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