Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750; Blake, William, 1757-1827; Choirs (Music); Church buildings; Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834; Death; Donne, John, 1572-1631; Gascoigne, Bamber; Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hymns;...
Program contains details of a memorial service for the hundred year anniversary of Edmund Kean's death. The Society for Theatre Research presents the memorial service at the Richmond Parish Church and includes hymns, readings by Ben Kingsley, and...
Program provides the readings for a memorial service held for David Garrick's Stratford Jubilee of 1769. The service is held on September 7, 1979 at the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace and the...
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.
Barry writes to Sowdon saying that he's settled everything with the managers of DruryLane and that Sowdon should come to town immediately. Barry asks Sowdon to prepare the part of the Bastard in King Lear and also mentions he should take the Bark.
In an urgent letter from London, Barry requests the remainder of the five hundred pounds from Sowdon in order to pay Coates.The second and third pages of the letter are blank, and there is a notation next to the address: "Letters From Barry with my...
Sowdon writes to Coates in Dublin to make clear that he has resigned his share in the bond and lease for the "Music Hall" which he signed jointly with Spranger Barry. He asks Coates to apply to Barry to release him from the bond and lease...
John Jones writes David Jones discussing the birthplace of Sarah Siddons, saying that it "seems to create surprize", and that the people of Brecon were hurt at the denial of the truth. He adds that she was in service with the Cliffords "which she...
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831; Membership; Membership campaigns; Associations, institutions, etc.
Information and application form for the Sarah Siddons Fellowship that will be used to collect funds for special festivals, form a library and museum, and secure a headquarters for the movement.
The notes Sarah Siddons wrote in a prayer book given to her granddaughter, Mrs. H.H. Wilson. They are spiritual thoughts to be meditated upon in preparation for and after divine service. The writing is very faint. The note contains writing by...
Combe, George, 1788-1858; Spencer, William Robert, 1769-1834; Invitation; Letters
William Robert (W.R.) Spencer writes George Combe, husband of Cecilia Siddons, the daughter of Sarah Siddons, regretting missing Combe's invitation. Spencer promises a position and help to Combe's friend. In the postscript, Spencer announces...
Lucretia Mott writes to George and Cecilia Combe inviting them to the African Episcopal Church. The letter contains an embossing and a partial seal. Page 4 is a self-cover with a partial seal.
Charles Kemble writes Mr. Joseph Lunn refusing his request to produce his play. The letter contains notations by a second hand. The pages are torn. Page 4 is a self-cover. The page 4 scan was rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Poetry; Letters
J. P. Kemble writes an unnamed correspondent thanking him for his comments on Shakespeare and expresses his hope of calling on him when he passes "through York" on his way to visit the Earl of Aberdeen.
Charles Macklin writes Charles Fletewood saying that he has seen Mr. Rich twice and makes mention of his present hard circumstances. Charles Fletewood probably refers to Charles Fleetwood. The page 4 scan was rotated 180 degrees. The letter...
Charles Kean writes Mr. Marston asking him not to reveal the character and setting of the tragedy which Marston is working on and Kean plans to produce. Mr. Marston probably refers to J. Westland Marston.
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868; Newspapers; Hamlet (Legendary character); Letters; Sealing-wax; Seals (Closures); Watermarks
Charles Kean writes an unnamed correspondent saying that there is a very beautiful notice in the "Times" about his "Hamlet" and asks that it be inserted in the "Herald." The letter contains remnants of a seal. The letter contains notations by a...
Kean writes a letter to the Drury Lane Committee to decline the role of Joseph Surface in the play The School for Scandal. Kean, whose strength was drama, rejected the role because it was comedic. The Committee, which included Lord Byron, requested...
William Farren writes to Eva Marie Garrick on the financial terms of certain theatre engagements. Letter contains secondhand notations, an embossing, postage markings, and evidence of a wax seal. Image four scan has been rotated 90 degrees to the...
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905; Loveday, H. J. (Henry J.); Letters; Shakespearean actors and actresses
Irving mentions a letter he received from the East India Service Club intended for Loveday. The letter is on Lyceum Theatre stationery, written from Boscastle and dated 27 August.
