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Sarah Siddons letter to F. E. Jones

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Title	Sarah Siddons letter to F. E. Jones
Creator	Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
Subject - LCSH	Ireland Invitation Theater Letters
Description	Sarah Siddons writes F. E. Jones, manager of Crow Street Theatre, refusing his invitation to Ireland and in added lines, speaks of her agitated role of Arpasia in "Tamerlane." Two ending lines and Siddons' signature are attached to the letter written in third person.
Publisher	Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Date	probably 1796 or 1797
Language	eng
Source	Handwritten letter, autographed, 8.63 x 4.25 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 18, folder 6; 2 pages
Collection	Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/phl
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc
Type	Text
Format	image/jp2
Object File Name	phl00206

Title	Page 1
Publisher	Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Collection	Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/phl
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc
Transcription	Mrs Siddons presents her Compliments to Mr Jones and is very sorry to say that some circumstances have occur'd which have made it impossible for her to accept the honor of his Invitation to Ireland. - I have gained much credit by Arpasia's death which however almost costs her life to your affectionate s. Siddons
Transcription Source	Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, version 8.0.0
Type	Text
Format	image/jp2
Object File Name	phl00206_0001.tif

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