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Title: Henry Irving letter to Mrs. Wilkins, 1856 August 18
Creator: Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
Date Created and/or Issued: 1856-08-18
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: Irving, writing from Romford, England, lists his reasons for leaving Thacker & Co., explains why he entered the acting profession, and describes his first roles. The letter cross-written on one page: page 5 is written horizontally across page 1.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00001
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/566
Language: English
Subject: Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
Shakespearean actors and actresses
Theaters England
Letters
Thacker & Co
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 7, folder 14; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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