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Title: J. P. Kemble letter to Woodfall
Creator: Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
Date Created and/or Issued: possibly 1786-11-09
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: J. P. Kemble writes Woodfall about the disapproving behavior of George Colman, the Younger, at Kemble's farce production. Kemble recounts his own favors to Colman and Colman's father, and his disappointment at Colman's unnecessary actions. The letter contains notations by more than one hand. The pages are torn and stained. The letter may have been written in 1786.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00319
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/1803
Language: English
Subject: Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
Woodfall, William, 1746-1803
Colman, George, 1762-1836
Performances
Letters
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 7.25 x 9 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 12, folder 1; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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