Autograph letter signed from Sarah Siddons, Westbourne Farm, Paddington, to the Hon. Sophia Upton [manuscript], 18th or 19th century Saturday.

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Autograph letter signed from Sarah Siddons, Westbourne Farm, Paddington, to the Hon. Sophia Upton [manuscript], 18th or 19th century Saturday.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495744991

Siddons speaks of catching fire from the drapery of a statue in a recent production of the Winter's tale.

2 leaves ; 22 x 18 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Upton, Sophia, -1853

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