ALS, 1823 June 19, Theatre Royal, to R. W. Elliston.

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ALS, 1823 June 19, Theatre Royal, to R. W. Elliston.

Letter requesting the score and orchestra parts to "The Fall of Algiers" and a marked book of "Dr. Faustus," and recommending the play "Waverly, or the Last of the Stuarts."

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Cornell University Library

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Abbott, William, 1789-1843

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Epithet: Fellow of St John's Coll., Cambridge, afterwards Prebendary of York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000676.0x0001ff Theatrical manager. From the description of ALS, 1823 June 19, Theatre Royal, to R. W. Elliston. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935375 Epithet: of Add MS 27714 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description :...

Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831

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