Playbill for Edmund Kean's performance in Merchant of Venice at the Theatre Dorchester, November 29, 1813 [manuscript], ca. 1813.

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Playbill for Edmund Kean's performance in Merchant of Venice at the Theatre Dorchester, November 29, 1813 [manuscript], ca. 1813.

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Manuscript playbill for a performance of Merchant of Venice "for the benefit of Mr. Kean and last night of his performance." Also advertises additional entertainments of the night...Kean's Imitation of the London performers, the duet of "Alls-well" by Mr. Clifford and Mr. Kean, and a farce, Of age tomorrow (by Thomas Dibdin?). Possibly written in the hand of Kean.

1 leaf ; 36 x 23 cm.

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Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841

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Molloy, J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald), 1858-1908

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

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