John Philip Kemble manuscript material : 4 items, 1799-1821

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John Philip Kemble manuscript material : 4 items, 1799-1821

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· Autograph check endorsement : 20 Mar 1802 : (MISC 0278) : on the verso of an engraved check of Mess. Hammersleys & Co. for £48:6:0; filled out by and with the signature of "R. Peake," i.e., Richard Peake, Drury Lane treasurer. · Autograph endorsement on a manuscript verse prologue : [no date] : (MISC 0279) : attesting that the prologue was written by Mrs. Joseph LeFanu, and spoken by Kemble at a benefit for the Distressed Manufacturers in Dublin; whether the manuscript is in the hand of Mrs. LeFanu is unclear. · To Le Professeur Levade : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Nov 1821 : (MISC 0276) : from Beausite; in French; "Je vous renvoie, avec bien des remciments, les deux brochurs que vous avez eu la bonté de me prôter." · To William Mudford, author and journalist : 1 autograph letter signed : "Monday" [1799] : (MISC 0277) : [no place] : begins, "I did myself the Honour of sending you word that I was the most unworthy Person you could pitch upon for the distinction of a dedication ..."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7625012

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823

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John Philip Kemble (1 February 1757 – 26 February 1823) was a British actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His other siblings, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, also enjoyed success on the stage. He was manager of the Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres in London, where his reforms ...

Lefanu, Mrs. (Alicia), 1753-1817

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Peake, Richard Brinsley, 1792-1847

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Peake was an English playwright; Henry Phillips was a singer, actor, and musician who performed in Peake's plays. From the description of Compositions, 1842-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80181291 From the guide to the Richard Brinsley Peake compositions, 1842-1844., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Richard Brinsley Peake was a British dramatist. From the description of Richard Brinsley Pea...

Mudford, William, 1782-1848

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x000366 ...