Poel, William, 1852-1934; Boas, Frederick S. (Frederick Samuel), 1862-1957; Letters; Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada; Annuities; Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus; Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Jew of Malta
Poel thanks Boas for sending him a copy of the edition of "Dr. Faustus" edited by Boas. He plans to give a reading or performance of another of Marlowe's plays, "The Jew of Malta," and criticizes the interpretation of a recent production of it....
Betsy Fawcett writes a response letter to Edmund Kean, saying: "I cannot think it possible the answer I received on Thursday from the Theatre came from your own lips." Fawcett repeats her request for money as she suffers. She promises never to...
In a letter, Garrick writes to playwright Robert Jephson about the scandal of Isaac Bickerstaff and his sudden departure. Garrick laments the loss of Bickerstaff as the writer had recently been "preparing some pieces that would have been both...
Kean writes to a Murray to arrange a theatre box for him after his recent illness. Kean says: "I have been so long a slave to the profession that seeing a play, in which I am not an actor, is a source of novelty & delight."
Poel, William, 1852-1934; Elizabethan Stage Society
Flier announcing two lectures by Poel at Cumnock Hall. The first is entitled "Hints on Costume" and the second, "Shakespeare's Verse and How to Read it."
Contract between Wynn Miller, Edwin Booth's manager, and R. Pateman, hiring Pateman and his wife for Edwin Booth's 1882 tour of Great Britain. The contract enumerates Mr. and Mrs. Pateman's obligations to act in the season's shows and provide...
Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir, 1855-1934; Letters; Irving, H. B. (Henry Brodribb), 1870-1919
Irving writes from London in appreciation of Pinero's message and their long-standing friendship. The address on the stationery is crossed out. [Possible response to original letter in Pinero box 15, folder 25.]
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905; Shakespearean actors and actresses; Letters
Typed transcript of a letter from Irving to Ford. "Copy of a letter from young Henry Irving (Brodribb) aged 18: most interesting to one who knew him when he was very famous, copied and sent to me by the grandson of Irving--i.e., Laurence Irving,...
Tayleure writes to Kean about a collection of letters and other materials related to his father, Edmund Kean. Tayleure mentions the monetary value of certain letters and sends materials to Kean to propose a sale. Tayleure adds a postscript about...
Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir, 1855-1934; Irving, Laurence, 1871-1914; Letters
Writing from London, Irving expresses gratitude for Pinero's praise. [This letter is a possible response to original letter in Pinero box 15, folder 43.]
Mary Kean, wife of Edmund Kean, writes a letter to request money due to her. She addresses the unnamed correspondent as a familiar by saying: "Accustomed to address myself to you -- I do so now, as usual." Bottom of letter lists a schedule of...
Playbill for Fratricide Punished or Hamlet Prince of Denmark, directed by William Poel and performed in August 1924 with Esme Percy as Hamlet. Fratricide Punished is explained as a Continental version of Hamlet contemporary to Shakespeare's tragedy...
