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Title: Dion Boucicault letter, 1872 July 16
Creator: Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890
Date Created and/or Issued: 1872-07-16
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: Dion Boucicault sends an actress (Ms. Cintratto?) a letter of agreement offering an engagement at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden for the 1872-73 season. The salary is fifteen pounds per week, and the line of business lists "Leading Comedy Soubrette," possibly the position being offered.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00551
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/3078
Language: English
Subject: Theater
Theaters
Letters
Wages
Actresses
Contracts
Covent Garden Theatre
Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890
Place: London (England)
Source: Handwritten letter, 6.75 x 6.625 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 2, folder 8; 2 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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