Text / Charles Kean letter to Col. D'Aguilar, 1838 January 27

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Title: Charles Kean letter to Col. D'Aguilar, 1838 January 27
Creator: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Date Created and/or Issued: 1838-01-27
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 Col. D'Aguilar describing the success of "Hamlet" and plans for "Richard III." The letter is torn and contains notations by a second hand. Page 4 is a self-cover with a partial seal and postmarks. The letter contains an embossing. Col. D'Aguilar probably refers to George Charles Aguilar.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00388
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2106
Language: English
Subject: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
D'Aguilar, G. C. (George Charles), Sir, 1784-1855
Performances
Hamlet (Legendary character)
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Queens
Dramatic criticism
Letters
Embossing (Printing)
Sealing-wax
Seals (Closures)
Postmarks
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 7.38 x 8.88 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 29; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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