Kean & Thurtell [manuscript], 1836.

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Kean & Thurtell [manuscript], 1836.

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An account of Kean's friendship with Jack Thurtell, who was executed for murder. At the bottom of the statement, the following note: "From Mr. Gifford to Mr. Saker, an original fact, for his scrap book. T.R.B., 1836." T.R.B. is possibly the Theatre Royal Bath, where a Mr. Gifford managed the box office. Addressed to Mr. Saker, Royal Pavilion.

2 leaves ; 21 x 13 cm.

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Saker, Horatio, 1824 or 1825-1861

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Gifford, Mr., fl. 1836.

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Thurtell, John, 1794-1824

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John Thurtell was hanged in 1824 for murdering William Weare at Elstree, Hertfordshire, 1823. His trial created much interest and was one of the last trials to be held under the Tudor procedure of examining the witnesses and prisoners separately before the trial. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1823-1921. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826587 ...

Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833

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Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor. From the guide to the Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor associated with the Drury Lane Theatre. An affair with Charlotte Cox, the wife of prominent alderman Robert Cox, led to an adultery trial against Kean in 1825 and his subsequent travel outside of England. Kean returned to the English stage in 1827 and re...