Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893; Players (Club); Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865; Winter, William, 1836-1917; Benedict, E. C. (Elias Cornelius), 1834-1920
Brief article published by Playbill, Incorporated containing a brief biography of the actor Edwin Booth and the history and customs of the Players Club at 16 Gramercy Place, which he founded. The publication also contains advertisements for...
Jesus Christ Iconography; Mercers' Company (London, England); Stone carving
Pages appear to be torn from a book. The article discusses the archeological find of an early Renaissance figure of Christ in Mercers' Chapel in London and speculates about its historical significance.
Authors; Busts; Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824; Caricatures and cartoons; Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868; Lithography; Oxenford, John, 1812-1877; Princess's Theatre (London, England); Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Shakespeare,...
Print depicts a manager at a desk between busts of Lord Byron and William Shakespeare. A broken bust can be seen on the floor in front of the desk. A manager speaks to an author about payment. Dialogue between them can be seen at bottom of print....
Actors; Autographs; Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina; Candelabra; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Dinners and dining; Harris, A. (Augustus), 1825-1873; Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868; Letters; Lists; Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875;...
Document contains a list of recently purchased autograph letters, booklets, pamphlets, and other materials of Charles Kean. Name and address of C. A. Kyrle Fletcher can be seen at top. Page contains handwritten notations. Page also contains...
Committees; Engraving; Facsimiles; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Garrick, David, 1717-1779; Invitation cards; Ireland; Poets' Corner (Westminster Abbey); Pyramids; Society for Theatre Research; Undertakers and undertaking; Westminster Abbey
Card is an invitation to a commemoration service for David Garrick to be held on February 1, 1979 in the Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey. Image on front of invitation is a facsimile of the David Garrick's original funeral invitation.
Adelaide Kemble, daughter of Charles Kemble, writes Bully saying how her father and sister, Fanny, are doing. The letter contains an embossing and notations by a second hand.
Adelaide Kemble, the singer, and Fanny Kemble's sister, writes Cecilia Siddons Combe sending words for a requested song. She sends remembrances to George Combe and Andrew Combe. Page 2 is also a self-cover. The letter contains notations by a...
Adelaide Sartoris, daughter of Charles Kemble, writes an unnamed correspondent asking him if he will participate in a play to help an Italian man and his family. The pages are torn. The letter contains notations by more than one hand.
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905; Shakespearean actors and actresses; Cartoonists; Letters
Bryan informs Binns that he could provide a pencil sketch of Henry Irving if Mr. Binns lets him know what character to depict Irving as. Note includes the "last sketch" that Bryan made of Irving's face and chin.
Alfred Wigan writes an unnamed correspondent acknowledging the receipt of two checks and says he is glad to hear of "a good account of Mr. Kean." The page 4 scan was rotated 90 degrees clockwise. The letter contains an embossing and watermarks. ...
Andrew Combe, M.D., a physiologist and phrenologist, writes Mrs. Henry Siddons, daughter-in-law of Mrs. Sarah Siddons, introducing a shipboard surgeon and speaks of his brother's winning argument with a clergyman. Page 4 is a self-cover.
Anna Jameson writes from Brighton to Miss Cecilia Siddons, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Siddons that she hoped to write a biography on Mrs. Siddons but is delayed because of the poet Thomas Campbell. Page 4 is also a self-cover with a seal.
Arden of Feversham; Theater programs; Edward III (Drama); Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Poel, William, 1852-1934; Elizabethan Stage Society; St. George's Hall (London, England)
Program from the presentation of scenes from the two plays Arden of Feversham and Edward III, which are both sometimes attributed to William Shakespeare. The performance is directed by William Poel and produced by the Elizabethan Stage Society. The...
Theatre program for Arena Stage's production of "Kean:" a play written by Jean-Paul Sartre based on the original by Alexandre Dumas. The play has been translated into English by Frank Hauser and is directed by Martin Fried. Program includes...
Arthur Mair, the son-in-law of Mrs. Henry Siddons, writes from Corn Hill, to Mrs. Henry Siddons, daughter-in-law of Sarah Siddons, a letter about his surroundings to his new mother-in-law. The letter contains notations by a second hand. Page 4 is...
A copy of Sarah Siddon's baptismal entry, made by the vicar, Richard Davies at Brecon. At the bottom is a drawing of a small marble slab located in Paddington Church containing Siddons' birth and death dates. The extract is bound to a letter...
Barbarina Wilmot (later Lady Dacre) writes from her sickbed to Mrs. Bartley, George Bartley's wife, to congratulate her on her performance in "Ina" and express her regrets in being forced to close the play. [George Bartley's commentary on Ina:...
Benjamin C. Griffinhoofe writes Mrs. Henry Siddons, daughter-in-law of Sarah Siddons, sending condolences upon hearing of Harriet Siddons' husband, Henry's death. Page 4 is a self-cover with a seal and the page 4 scan was rotated 90 degrees...
