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Title: Charles Kean letter to Mr. Donne, 1860 March 25
Creator: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Date Created and/or Issued: 1860-03-25
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Charles Kean writes Mr. Donne discussing his admiration for Mrs. Siddons and John P. Kemble, his dislike for Macready, his belief in the value of the Royal Theatricals, his own role as a pioneer in the theatre, and his plans for the future. Mrs. Siddons probably refers to Sarah Siddons and Macready probably refers to William Charles Macready. The letter contains watermarks.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00396
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2166
Language: English
Subject: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
Theater
Letters
Watermarks
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 4.5 x 7.25 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 37; 16 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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