A transcription of the Charles Macklin letter dated 29 April to an unnamed correspondent discussing Macklin's health over the winter. The letter contains commentary stating, "Copy. for fear you may not make it out." The transcript may have been...
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...
Pages from scrapbook contain newspaper articles and a colored image of the Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford-Upon-Avon. Pages also contain other articles related to various theatre performances and mentions names of actor and actresses. Some...
Pages consist of news articles on or written by David Garrick. Pages were collected by Garrick and assembled by William Upcott. Collection of pages include two images of Garrick in theatrical costume. Some articles contain handwritten note that...
Armin, Robert, fl. 1610; Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778; Auctions; Bear Garden (London, England); Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Oroonoko; Biography; British Museum; Burbage, Richard, 1567?-1619; Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757; Cibber, Susannah Maria Arne,...
Scrapbook section contains pages from an article which describes "the cassolette made from the wood of Shakespeare's Mulberry tree." Article describes the container and includes images of the box's decorative detail. Article also contains a...
An anonymous enamored tribute to Elizabeth Siddons, daughter of Sarah Siddons. The pages are held together by tape. Page 4 is a self-cover and its scan was rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
Charles Kemble writes Mr. Jones asking him to reconsider his resignation from the part of Lamotte. The letter contains notations by a second hand. The letter is stained. Mr. Jones may refer to Richard Jones.
In a letter, Kean writes to Sigell about his Drury Lane performance schedule and financial issues. In a postscript, Kean instructs Sigell to "see that those blasted usurers have got the bond." Letter is torn and contains a watermark for "J Green &...
Frayed bank draft written by Edmund Kean requests Messieurs Coutts to submit twenty-five pounds to Thomas Newman. Draft contains half of a watermark. Draft also contains a punched out hole.
In a letter, Doherty urges an unnamed correspondent to talk with Edmund Kean about a letter which, if published in the newspaper, would enhance Kean's image in the public eye. In a postscript, Doherty states his close affiliation with the...
Two manuscripts pasted together consist of two parts of a contract. The document gives power to Kean's attorneys in a legal issue between Edwards and Kean. Document is signed by Kean three times. A witness, B. Kirkham, signs the document twice....
Manuscript contains two poems and a brief entry on an unnamed author's stay with Edmund Kean before his trip to New York in the United States. Author notes that Kean is to sail aboard the ship called Sylas Richards. Manuscript's first poem, called...
Mary Kean, wife of Edmund Kean, signs a bank notice which states that she received £126 from the bank of Coutts & Co. Back of note contains cut-off stamps and possibly an address with a name.
Bank draft issued by Coutts and Company sends £200 to Mary Kean from the bank account of Edmund Kean. After their divorce, Edmund Kean sent his wife yearly payments of £200. Draft signed by Mary Kean. Document contains a punched out hole.
